Ben Hecht
15 copies for sale · $30–$500 · 10 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Cat That Jumped Out of the Story (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$500
Christmas Eve: a Morality Play (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$450
THE FLORENTINE DAGGER: A NOVEL FOR AMATEUR DETECTIVES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$75
A Child of the Century (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$50
11 SELECTED GREAT STORIES; Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No.11 (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$48
A TREASURY OF BEN HECHT: COLLECTED STORIES AND OTHER WRITINGS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$35
THE KINGDOM OF EVIL: A CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNAL OF FANTAZIUS MALLARE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$150
THE KINGDOM OF EVIL: A CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNAL OF FANTAZIUS MALLARE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$150
To Quito and Back (first edition) — Between the Covers$150
THE CHAMPION FROM FAR AWAY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
Erik Dorn — Good Books in the Woods$30
Actor's Blood — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
Works on the market
The Cat That Jumped Out of the Story1 copy · $500
Christmas Eve: a Morality Play1 copy · $450
A Jew in Love Limited Edition, Signed1 copy · $350
To Quito and Back1 copy · $150
Actor's Blood1 copy · $125
THE CHAMPION FROM FAR AWAY1 copy · $73
A Child of the Century1 copy · $50
Erik Dorn1 copy · $30
Market context
16 copies of Ben Hecht's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Fantazius Mallare. A Mysterious Oath, Chicago, 1922; and its sequel The Kingdom of Evil, 1 (forum, 2026-06-25)£300
Nothing Sacred, filmscript, "final shooting script", 1937; and 3 others, filmscripts (4) (forum, 2026-04-23)£420
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