WALLACE, LEW. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. 8vo, original decorated light blue cloth, light rubbing to spine tips and corners; contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper; chemise and 1/4 morocco slipcase. first edition, first issue, with "To The Wife Of My Youth" on printed dedication and "be-became" on p. 11, lines 37-38. 12-pages publisher's ads at end. A tight, square copy. BAL 20798. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880