A Child Of the Century

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. [12],654,[1] pp. Publisher's cloth-backed paper over boards in original dust jacket. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. Boards bumped and lightly scuffed at head and tail, jacket worn at extremities, with minor chipping at head of spine panel, lightly scratched in rear panel. Very good in a good dust jacket. The autobiography… Saber más sobre este artículo

New. Brand new!

No DJ. Spine cracked between pages 4 and 5, binding still holding well. All pages unmarked

New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [a good solid copy, with a little deterioration to cloth at spine ends and a bit of wear to the lower extremities; jacket is modestly edgeworn, with a shallow chip at the top of the spine]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED to… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The author recounts his childhood, education, and career as journalist, playwright, and screenwriter, describes famous political and literary acquaintances, and examines U.S. efforts to aid Jews in Nazi Germany and, after the war, in Israel. Textual photographs. Octavo. Original green paper-covered boards over a black cloth… Saber más sobre este artículo

UsedLikeNew. Never used! Light wear to corners/edges from shelving.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [10], 654, [1] pp. First edition, fourth printing; signed and inscribed by Hecht. In publisher's cloth-backed boards with dust jacket. Bottom edges of the boards are rubbed as well as the top corner of the back board; front board shows a little… Saber más sobre este artículo

Playbill/Ballantine, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. Used: Very Good. 7x4x1. Very Good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. One corner bumped. Binding tight, contents clean and unmarked. Pages browning from age. 608 pages. Includes index. Sun fading on spine. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author/screenwriter Ben Hecht and his wife Rose Caylor on the free front endpaper; the acclaimed autobiography of the renowned screenwriter, near fine in good price-clipped dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; small chips/cracking/rubbing to jacket edges, gentle softening to board corners else a tight… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Good dj. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. [the book itself is just lightly worn at the extremities, and has a bit of age-toning to the edges of the text block; the jacket, as typical with this book, has quite a bit of surface- and edge-wear, with a handful of tiny… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. vg- to near fine. Octavo. 564, [1]pp. Black dust jacket with yellow and red lettering on the front, photo-portrait on the back. Sunned yellow lettering on the spine. Page uncut. Inscribed, signed and dated by Hecht on the front free endpaper, in pen. A first printing of… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Dutton Adult, 1985. First Thus. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/About Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus w/ new Introduction by Sidney Zion, First Printing; orig. c.r. 1954. Hard cover 8vo. Fine and unmarked book in About Fine clipped DJ, now in clear protective cover. 654pp inc. Index; illustrated in photos.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954 Gilt-stamped black cloth-backed green papered boards in dust jacket, Fourth Printing, no markings, NOT ex-lib, boards excellent, bright & sharp-cornered, binding tight pages bright & unfoxed, price-clipped jacket is rubbed & edge-worn with some loss to spine end regions (mostly to top), else clean tight excellent early printing (dj in mylar protector); thick 8vo;… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 7x5x2. First edition. Jacket spine stained, jacket edges rubbed with one inch by one inch chip to spine head. 1954 Hard Cover. 654 pp. "Ben Hecht (/hÉ›kt/; February 28, 1894[1] – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A journalist… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 654 pages. A thick autobiography of Hecht. A close to near fine copy with some very minor wear in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the edges and a few small chips and tears. Surprisingly uncommon.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. poor to near fine. Octavo. 564, [1]pp. Black dust jacket with yellow and red lettering on the front, photo-portrait on the back. Sunned yellow lettering on the spine. Page uncut. A first printing of the acclaimed autobiography of the award-winning and prolific playwright, journalist and and Hollywood… Saber más sobre este artículo

Simon and Schuster, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. Fourth Printing. 654 pages. No dust jacket. Green paper covered boards with black cloth spine and gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Third Printing. General wear to the jacket, chips and tears around the edges, some closed with tape, somewhat foxed inside. Clean boards, firm binding. Former owner's name on the front endpaper. Pages unmarked. Not ex-library, no stickers. Ships in a box.

1/1/1954. Hardcover w/ DJ. 1st printing; dust jacket in protective cover; spine creased and rubbed; head of spine chipped with small tears; corners chipped; edges creased and worn; black cloth over green paper; bottom edge worn; endpapers tanned; PON in ink to ffep, also later gift inscription dated 1975; pencil notes from beginning to page 50; binding good. G/G-

US: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good -. First Edition, Third Printing. Quarter black imitation leather over emerald green paper-covered boards with gilt particulars in two compartments to spine and author's name debossed in gilt to front board. Pages and photographs are clean and unmarked. Text block is sunned, fore edge is… Saber más sobre este artículo