H.L. Mencken Inscribes A First Edition Of His Book Christmas Story
by H.L. MENCKEN
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- first
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About This Item
HENRY LOUIS “H.L.” MENCKEN (1880-1956). Mencken was an American writer, journalist, and scholar who is sometimes called “The Sage of Baltimore”. SB. 31pg. 1946. No place. A first edition of Christmas Story inscribed “Dr. Lay Martin with veneration H.L. Mencken”. The interior pages are illustrated in both color and black and white. The dust jacket is in fine condition with light faults, and the interior pages are in very good condition also. Dr. Martin was a Baltimore-area physician who attended Princeton University.
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- Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (US)
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- Title
- H.L. Mencken Inscribes A First Edition Of His Book Christmas Story
- Author
- H.L. MENCKEN
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
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- Jacket
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