A child of the century. / Ben Hecht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.

Hecht, Ben.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Penn Provenance:

Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957 (autograph) (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

12 unnumbered pages, 654 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 31 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm

Manufacture:

New York : Manufactured in the United States of America by H. Wolff Book Mfg. Co., Inc.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Simon and Schuster, 1954.

Contents:

Who am I?

The caliphate

Chicago

I was a reporter

Artist, friend, and moneymaker

The Committee.

Notes:

Title printed within single-ruled border.

Includes index.

Black cloth spine lettered and ruled in gilt; green boards with facsimile of Ben Hecht's signature on front cover.

Autobiography.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Culture Class Collection copy is "First Printing".

Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of Burton Rascoe.

Culture Class Collection copy has underlines, marginal marks and ms. annotations.

Culture Class Collection copy has envelope with name and address of Burton Rascoe attached to back free end paper containing "Notes on this book" dated June 10, 1954.

OCLC:

412071