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"WALLECE, LEW.
Ben-Hur. A Tale of the Christ.
N.Y., Harpers & Brothers, (1880) (on verso of t-p. , but recte 1881? or 1887?). Orig. full brown cloth (as binding state 2 of the first edition) w. traces of use. Capitals and corners a bit worn. Inner front hinge a bit weak, otherwise internally fine. 552, 12 (adds) pp.
Reference : 29904
First edition, later issue or second edition? With the be-became misprint on p. 11 and the four-line printed dedication ""To/ the Wife of my Youth/ who/ still abides with me"". Wallece wished to dedicate this his second printed work to his wife, and asked her to compose the dedication, which first became ""To/ the Wife of my Youth"" as it reads in the scarce first edition, first - third state. Due to this dedication Wallace's wife was thought to be dead, and as a result he received numerous marriage-proposals and letters of sympathy, thus in the second edition they added the two other lines ""who/ still abides with me"". No first edition is known to have this four-line dedication. The second edition, which is usually mistaken for the first (due to the only year of printing being the copyright-year (1880) on the verso of the title-page) is supposed to have 560 pp + 16 pp adds, whereas this copy has 552 pp + 12 pp adds like the first edition. No other edition than the first is known to have appeared with this same number of pp. This copy seems to contain the fourth state of adds, beginning with ""The Octavo Paper Novels..."". Thus this is a rare or unknown variant of the first or second edition?
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Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
William Schneider
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4 book(s) with the same title
BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST
The Walter Scott Publshing Co. Non daté. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Dos abîmé, Mouillures. 428 pages. Dessin en noir et blanc en frontispice. Titre et motifs dorés sur le dos et le premier plat. Mors fendus. Premier plat se détachant légèrement. Fichette annotée de prix (Old Colwyn P.S.A. Brotherhood, Prize, 1908) encollée au dos du premier plat. Tampon en page de garde.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Historical novel. by the author of 'The Fair God'. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
BEN-HUR, A TALE OF THE CHRIST, 2 VOLUMES (TAUCHNITZ EDITION, COLLECTION OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS, VOL. 2501, 2502)
Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. 1913-1914. In-16. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 351 pages pour le tome I et 343 pages pour le tome II. Etiquettes de code sur les couvertures. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Tauchnitz edition, Collection of British and American Authors, Vol. 2501, 2502. Complete, in 2 volumes. At the back: Latest Volumes, Dec. 1913 - April 1914. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
BEN-HUR, A Tale of the Christ
International Collectors Library. Non daté. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 450 pages. Reliure d'éditeur noire et dorée, de type simili plein-cuir. Annotation en page de garde (ex-libris). Annotation au feutre sur la tranche. Jaquette manquante.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Historical novel. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Ben-Hur a tale of the Christ
Harper & Brothers. Non daté. In-12. Relié toilé. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. VII + 560 pages. Non daté.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
