Ben Hur, A Tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lew
- Bookseller: Greenberry House
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 002156
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Not Stated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1880
Description
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880. 552 pgs. Dedication reads "To the Wife of My Youth who still abides with me"; errata on page 11 with 12 additional pages of publisher's advertisements. The sweeping Biblical novel that is a spiritual story of the quest for love and identity in a harsh culture. The author's careful research and depth of detail reveal as much about his own time as of the time he writes about. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, cream endpapers. Cover worn and scrubbed, binding splitting at spine, corners bumped, interior pages tanning with a few stains, front free endpaper missing, penciled notation on front fixed endpaper.. Not Stated. Original Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
errata : a list correcting errors found after a book has already been printed.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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