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Mary Anne, Journey to the Far Amazon, A Child of the Century, & Forty Plus and Fancy Free
Published by Books Abridged, Inc., New York, 1954
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Bookplate on fep. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.
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A Child of the Century
Published by Plume Books, 1985
ISBN 10: 0917657411ISBN 13: 9780917657412
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.18.
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A Child of the Century
Published by Yale University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0300251793ISBN 13: 9780300251791
Book
paperback. Condition: LikeNew. Never used! Light wear to corners/edges from shelving.
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Very good or better.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Stated first printing (1955) of the unabridged paperback edition. Uncommon as such. Moderate wear to the covers; pages dusty with age toning. Ben Hecht (1894 - 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A successful journalist in his youth, he went on to write 35 books and some of the most enjoyed screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films.
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A Child of the Century
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1985
ISBN 10: 091765742XISBN 13: 9780917657429
Book
Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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CHILD of the CENTURY. Autobiography. The Confidential Memoirs of a BOLD, BUOYANTt Man with an Insatiable LUST for Life. 88 Intimate Illustrations *
Published by Signet Books, New York * * * * *, 1955
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Poor. 1955 Book: Poor/ (illustrator). 1st Edition. Book: Poor/ $29.81 CHILD of the CENTURY. Autobiography. The Confidential Memoirs of a BOLD, BUOYANTt Man with an Insatiable LUST for Life. 88 Intimate Illustrations * HECHT, Ben Signet Books New York * * * * * 1955 First Signet Edition, 1sT Printing S/c Thick Pocket Book Bronze Spine With Title In Black Letters, Soft Cover Book: Poor/ Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 608 Numbered Pages Lightly Viewed, Printed Brown Colored Paper, Clean and Tight To The Spine In Near Very Good/ Condition. * * Missing Pages 1 To 6. * * D/j: None. This Book Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = =. Padded Mailing Envelope. * * To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. = No Odors, No Other Writing, No Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Other Marks. = Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE *.
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.7.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Ed. First paperback ed. Near fine condition, pages slightly musty. Book.
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A Child of the Century The Autobiography of Ben Hecht
Published by Signet (New American Library), 1954
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. There's a split in the middle of the photo section, and binding is otherwise a little loose. Pages unmarked but tanned (but not brittle) . Cover has some wear to edges, including tiny tears at top of spine.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85.
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1954 Simon Schuster. Hardcover, Good reading copy, unmarked text no dj, has some wear, Spine sleeve is torn off, hinges are cracked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Condition: Fair. 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. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Moderate water staining to top edge textblock. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing and splits to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.
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A Child of the Century
Published by Playbill/Ballantine, 1970
ISBN 10: 0345020871ISBN 13: 9780345020871
Book
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used: Very Good. 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.
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A Child of The Century: an autobiogrpahy of Ben Hecht
Published by New York: Simon and Schuster
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.85.
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Paperback. 2nd. Q-1742 very good - fine paperback,
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A Child of the Century : 2 volume Set .Text In Hebrew.
Published by Tel Aviv Israel Hamatmid 1957,, 1957
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 vol set Text In Hebrew.8vo .Hard cover.over 500 PP.illustrated very good copy in very good dust Jaccket. the Authobriography of Ben Hecht Tramslated to Hebrew.scarce.
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A Child Of The Century
Published by Signet Books. New York: New American Library., 1955
First Edition
Paperback. first edition. T-1212 very good autobiography paperback,
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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Cracked at front hinge, webbing exposed, pages secure. Lightly age-toned, no markings foundCover scuffed, bumped corners, exposed boards. No dj. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: G to G+. Fourth Printing. 654 pp, the book and contents are clean and tight, front lower cover corner is lightly bumped, dust jacket is scuffed and has some corner and edge wear.
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A Child of the Century
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1954
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: poor to near fine. First edition, first printing. 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 screenwriter Ben Hecht. His most notable works include the screenplays for films such as Underworld (1927), Scarface (1932), Gunga Din (1939), Wuthering Heights (1939), Spellbound (1945), and Notorious (1946). The wrote the acclaimed play The Front Page, most famously adapted as the classic film His Girl Friday (1940). Top third of the dust jacket torn off, with additional tears, rubbing and creasing to the jacket. Interior flaps of the jacket unclipped. Binding clean and tight. Interior covers and free endpapers with some light foxing and damp stains. Interior otherwise clean. Binding tight. Dj in poor, binding in near fine, inteiror in very good+ condition overall.
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A CHILD OF THE CENTURY
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1954, Stated First Printing. [, 1954
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. ] Thick hardback, octavo, 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, dark green paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, Good+ to VG-/no dj (stiff clear acetate dustwrapper provided to preserve condition). Pretty well-read, but pretty well-cared for. Top corner ffep small neat name and date 1/63 o/w interior clean. Exterior clean but signs of wear a little worse than minor. Copyright page statement: First Printing. RWR5 Literature Autobiography.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 22 oct now filed in mike's basementjacket worn with paper loss/book has dents and scrapes and ink in inside cover.
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A Child Of The Century
Published by Signet Books. New York: New American Library., 1955
First Edition
Paperback. first edition. T-1212 very good - fine, crease autobiography paperback,
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Green boards with a black spine. Corner's bumped. Edge wear present. Bumping to the head of the spine. Pencil crayon writing on the inside of the front board. Title page has paper staining along the spinal crease. Sixteen pages of photographs in the book. Back board has a list of persons names taped to it.
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hardback. Condition: Fine. Illustrated. 1st ed. NY (Simon & Schuster) 1954. Review copy. Fine in dust wrapper.
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A Child of the Century
Published by Primus (Donald I. Fine) Plume, 1982
ISBN 10: 0917657411ISBN 13: 9780917657412
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition softcover with full number line. Unmarked and sound; near fine condition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.
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A Child of the Century
Published by Simon and Schuster, 1954
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later printing of the first edition, same dust jacket price as the first printing. Rubbing to faces of jacket with chipping, creases, small tears around the edges. Wear to bottom edges of boards. Spine leans, with loosening binding. Front hinge is cracked. Previous owner's name on title page. Tanning pages with several instances of brown discolored spots mostly limited to the margins of some pages. Last (blank) page appears to have been cut out of book. Faint green-penciled "1.00" on first page. Jacket sits somewhat loose on book.
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A Child Of The Century
Published by Signet Books. New York: New American Library., 1955
First Edition
Paperback. first edition. T-1212 near fine, unread but typical spine glue ridges autobiography paperback,
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. 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; 654pp indexed & illus.
