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The Prince of India or Why Constantinople Fell [2 Volume Set]

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Author: Wallace, Lew (1827-1905)

Publisher: Harper and Brothers

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jackets

Publisher’s Navy-blue cloth with stamped titles and decorations in white, red, gilt and blind. 2-volumes complete. 12 mo.; 6.75 inches; 4-502 ; 4-578 pages. Minimal shelf handling; tiny spotting on the spine. Titles, cloth and decorations are bright.. This novel from Wallace, the writer of Ben-Hur, recounts events leading to the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453. The legendary wandering Jew, in the guise of a Prince of India aids in bringing about the downfall of the city and its empire by aiding and advising the Turkish Sultan Mehmed II.  [AZ] Ref: BAL 20819. Wright (III) 5722.