A Book of Miracles (SIGNED and Inscribed to Groucho Marx)
by Hecht, Ben (Groucho Marx)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover. SIGNED and inscribed, "To Groucho with love, Ben Hecht". With Groucho Marx's autograph inked on his bookplate affixed to inside cover. ; Tight and clean. Solid binding. Slight age-toning to pages with some browning from binder's glue to pastedowns and a touch of shelf/edge wear to dustjacket with a few tears and chips along the edges, otherwise a rare one-of-a-kind association copy in excellent condition. ; Ben Hecht was a close friend of Groucho Marx and collaborated on several of the famed comedian's movies. ; 8.40 X 5.60 X 1.50 inches; 465 pages; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eliabooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22025
- Title
- A Book of Miracles (SIGNED and Inscribed to Groucho Marx)
- Author
- Hecht, Ben (Groucho Marx)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1939
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Eliabooks
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Los Angeles, California
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Association Copy
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- Edges
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...