VELLUM—BEN-HUR A TALE OF CHRIST, Vols. 1 &2 Ltd. Edition: #308/350. 20 Gravures

Description: BEN-HUR A TALE OF CHRIST, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1892. Volumes 1 & 2; Rare 'Garfield' Limited edition: copy 308 of 350; Illustrated with 20 gravures. Additionally, every page is illustrated with a brown ink vignette that is integrated with the text; text is printed in black ink. 854 pp., illustration is throughout. Cover is vellum with embossing, and gilt. Interior pages are clean, binding is tight. Vellum is fairly clean front and back, spine shows age-soil. Two volumes. Octavo, original vellum boards, yapp cover edges, pages are deckled. Very Good condition. Please use photos to ascertain condition, and feel free to contact us with any questions. "The romance Wallace is most famous for, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, 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, most famously, the 1959 epic starring Charlton Heston, with its dramatic chariot race, is one of the most popular works of all time" "To Mr. Arthur B. Turnure of New York City belongs the credit of conceiving the plan of making a new edition with marginal illustrations on every page The gigantic work of preparing the illustrations, nearly 1000 in number, was undertaken under the direction of William Martin Johnson [The illustrations] combine to a rare degree historical accuracy with artistic merit. Photogravures illustrate special scenes in the life of Christ"(Publishers Weekly, December 1891).

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