The American Mercury: a monthly review edited by H. L. Mencken. Vol. X, April 1927, No. 40
by Johnson, James Weldon, James M. Cain, George Jean Nathan, H. L. Mencken
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 1927. Magazine. lxxii, 385-512pp., paperbound in the usual 10x7 inch plain printed format with overlapping (yapp) edges. Edges are distressed, with chipping, tail has some tatter and a split, front hinge is holding but rather rough with small losses at gutter from leaf i/ii. A lower-corner dampstain affects every preliminary i-xl)/terminal leaf (xli-to end) but not text leaves sandwiched in (a bindery error?), a reasonably good copy. Of note is a two-page poem, "Go Down Death" by Johnson, pp.394/5, and on 404-409 a one-act play, "Hemp" by Cain, concerning the proposed lynching of an off-stage African American male; play transpires in "the sheriff's office in a county jail," white characters.
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- Seller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 229005
- Title
- The American Mercury: a monthly review edited by H. L. Mencken. Vol. X, April 1927, No. 40
- Author
- Johnson, James Weldon, James M. Cain, George Jean Nathan, H. L. Mencken
- Format/Binding
- Magazine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American; Modern first edition; Poetry; Labor - American; 1920S;
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
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- Tail
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- Chipping
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- Hinge
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