NMLP P-034714 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-09

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Lew Wallace · Harper & Brothers (New York) · 1880

The genuine first-issue title page carries the date '1880' printed on its face (not merely on the copyright page); copies with the 1880 copyright but lacking the date on the title page are later printings, not a distinct second issue

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-034714 for "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034714, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).