1800s ANTIQUE book LEW WALLACE Ben Hur RELIGIOUS 1st Edition Early Printing

Description: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace published by Harper and Brothers, New York. Hardcover. 552pp, 12pp ads. First Edition, Early Printing. Circa 1883. First Edition, Early Printing points include: * Published by Harper & Brothers * Eleven word dedication * Copyright date: 1880 but no date on title page * 12 pages of ads by the publisher * "be - became" error on page 11 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a historical novel by Lew Wallace, a story of a hero named Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman who was falsely accused of an attempted assassination. Although Judah is not guilty and receives no trial, he is sent to the Roman galleys for life; his mother and sister are imprisoned in a Roman jail, where they contract leprosy; and all the family property is confiscated. Ben-Hur is freed after three years when he saves the life of a Roman military commander. Ben-Hur, his mother, and sister decide to look for Christ in the hopes that his mother’s and sister’s leprosy will be cured. Upon finding Christ, their leprosy is cured and all three convert to Christianity. CONDITION: This Book is in good condition. Book shows normal fairly minor sign of storage & age. Tight binding, clean text. The cover is worn and a bit scuffed. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. Endpapers at the front and at the back of the book are stained. The edges and corners are worn. Bumped cover corners. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.

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