Thanks Jellby I really do appreciate it. I did some digging on the SVG wrapper, I applied that shizzle.
And Toxaris that ;nbsp was the MAIN culpurt. So thanks for that.
So here's what I ended up with.
BTW: The thumbnail looked good too!
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<div>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="100%" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 573 800" width="100%" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<image height="800" width="573" xlink:href="../Images/9780985566500.jpg"></image>
</svg>
</div>
</body>