Wallace (Lew) Ben-Hur:
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A Tale of the Christ
London, Robert Hayes, [c.1925].
Film tie-in edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
Attractive film tie-in edition with jacket depicting the famous chariot race scene, presumably issued to coincide with the 1925 silent film adaptation starring Ramon Novarro. The book was first published in 1880, considered “the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century”, no less.
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A little minor bumping to boards, but overall very good; jacket with chip and closed tear near head of spine, but otherwise very good.
Jacket artwork by Reginald Mills.
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