BEN-BEOR: A STORY OF THE ANTI-MESSIAH: IN TWO DIVISIONS: PART I: LUNAR INTAGLIOS: THE MAN IN THE MOON, A COUNTERPART OF WALLACE'S "BEN HUR" + PART II: HISTORICAL PHANTASMAGORIA: THE WANDERING GENTILE, A COMPANION ROMANCE TO SUE'S "WANDERING JEW"

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Baltimore: I. Friedenwald, 1891. 8vo, ix, 528 pages. 19 cm. Contents: Pt. 1. "Lunar intaglios: the man in the moon : a counterpart of Wallace's "Ben-Hur" [&] Pt. 2. "Historical phantasmagoria : the wandering gentile : a companion romance to Sue's 'Wandering Jew. '" Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy, page 33]: "A novel in two parts. The first [pages 3-67] is called 'Lunar Intaglios', is described as a counterpoint of 'Ben Hur', and described the adventures of the prophet Elijah on a populated and civilised moon, reached by the 'fiery chariot', of course. The bulk of the book is taken up by 'The Wandering Gentile' and is a panoramic novel of historical events narrated by an immortal, described as a counter-part of Sue's 'Wandering Jew'". Bleiler [1978 Checklist, page 23]. Reginald 01251. SUBJECT (S) : Antichrist -- Fiction. Lacks boards & backstrip. Library blindstamp on title page. Signitures of paper starting to separate, though paper itself is still fairly solid. (AMR-8-14).

Price: $100.00

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