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BOOK OF MIRACLES
by Hecht, Ben
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1939. First edition. INSCRIBED BY HECHT on front endpaper, "To SHOLEM ASCH/ of the line of the Prophets/ my deep admiration/ Ben Hecht." A nice sentiment to Asch, the Polish-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist. Both he and Hecht were prolific writers, more celebrated in their own lifetimes than now--but still a very good ASSOCIATION COPY. 8vo gold paper boards stamped in blue on front and spine; top edge black. In gold-foil dust jacket printed in blue and red. Endpapers slightly age darkened and offsets from binding glue to pastedown edges, otherwise very good or better with subtle toning along edges, few areas of light rubbing, and front cover top edge rubbed to board; in good or better dust jacket with edges rubbed, shallow chipping, few small internal tape repairs, and two tears with attendant creases affecting several letters of rear panel text with small pieces of tape. Still quite presentable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55181
- Title
- BOOK OF MIRACLES
- Author
- Hecht, Ben
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- ASSOCIATION COPY;
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Quill & Brush
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Middletown, Maryland
About Quill & Brush
Quill & Brush was established in 1976 by Allen & Patricia Ahearn, the authors of the well-respected reference for booksellers and collectors, Collected Books: The Guide to Identification and Values.At present the Quill & Brush is run by the Ahearns' eldest daughter, Beth Fisher. Allen is semi-retired but continues to buy, sell, and perform professional appraisals.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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...
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