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Hecht (Ben) To Quito and Back, first edition, New York, 1937 & others, early and mid 20th century

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Hecht (Ben) To Quito and Back, first edition, New York, 1937 & others, early and mid 20th century

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Hecht (Ben) To Quito and Back, ownership inscription on front free endpaper, 1937 § Hesse (Herman) The Glass Bead Game, first American edition, 1969 § Burnett (W.R.) Iron Man, New York, 1930 § Heyward (Dorothy and Du Bose) Mamba's Daughters, 1939 § Riding (Laura) A Trojan Ending, jacket spine faded, 1937, first or first American editions, original boards, dust-jackets, some light chipping, creasing, or nicks to extremities, New York; and c.35 others, early and mid 20th century literature, mostly American, 8vo (c.40)

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Hecht (Ben) To Quito and Back, first edition, New York, 1937 & others, early and mid 20th century

Name: Hecht (Ben) To Quito and Back, first edition, New York, 1937 & others, early and mid 20th century
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