![]() A very good copy, very scarce thus inscribed. Contemporary news clippings tipped-in to front and rear endpapers.įront inner paper hinge expertly repaired, spine ends expertly restored. In the year of the inscription the work was adapted into a Broadway play. ![]() Lew Wallace long resided in Crawfordsville, and wrote most of Ben-Hur while there. “The romance Wallace is most famous for, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), is second only to Uncle Tom’s Cabin as the most popular American fiction of the 19th century and, indeed, in its various cinematic versions, is one of the most popular works of all time” (ANB). Allen, I write my name here, with good wishes for his prosperity and long life. Housed in a custom clamshell box.Įarly edition, inscribed by Wallace on the dedication page: “At the request of Mr. Octavo, original brown cloth, beveled edges. ![]() BEN-HUR, WITH LENGTHY INSCRIPTION BY LEW WALLACE ![]()
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