To Quito and Back
by Hecht, Ben
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was probably the greatest, and most prolific, screenwriter of the 20th Century; he also wrote novels and plays with a revolutionary bent. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, a production of the Theatre Guild (New York cast list is included). Yellow cloth binding with red and black lettering. Some minor spotting on the front cover, else Near Fine. Clean text; 185 pages. The dustjacket art is spectacular; complete and unclipped, with chipping at the margins. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002125
- Title
- To Quito and Back
- Author
- Hecht, Ben
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Covici-Friede
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre/Drama;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...