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Lot #384
Lew Wallace

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Description

Signature and book: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Early printing in an alternate binding: points of issue include the dedication "To the Wife of My Youth" and the absence of the year on the title page. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1880. Hardcover bound in drab brown cloth, 5.25 x 7, 552 pages. Includes an ink signature, "Lew Wallace," on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 slip, displayed inside the front of the custom-made clamshell case. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with rubbing to boards, subtle foxing to textblock, and edgewear.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #589 - Ended August 12, 2020





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