From 1924 to 1933, the most cheerfully scandalous publication was the American Mercury, described by its editor as "a serious review, the gaudiest and damndest ever seen in the Republic". Its editor, H. L. Mencken, tartly commented on a circus tent full of American zaniness, from the Scopes "Monkey Trial" to labelling the South as a literary desert, the "Sahara of the Bozart". The American Mercury's "Americana" section was its most popular. Here, Mencken delighted in pointing out the imbecilities of real events, using the ...
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From 1924 to 1933, the most cheerfully scandalous publication was the American Mercury, described by its editor as "a serious review, the gaudiest and damndest ever seen in the Republic". Its editor, H. L. Mencken, tartly commented on a circus tent full of American zaniness, from the Scopes "Monkey Trial" to labelling the South as a literary desert, the "Sahara of the Bozart". The American Mercury's "Americana" section was its most popular. Here, Mencken delighted in pointing out the imbecilities of real events, using the most delightfully creative language. Mencken's humor delighted readers then and will not only amuse but inform present-day audiences of the excesses of the roaring twenties.
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Book. Octavo, 276 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine pictorial red, white and blue with black and white lettering. Exterior has mild wear including mild soiling and light edge wear. Boards have extremely light wear including very minor edge wear. Text block has slight wear including faint age toning to the edges. Illustrated. First edition. Inscribed by Louis Hatchett. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column O, ND-O. 1390400. FP New Rockville Stock.
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HATCHETT, Louis; [Editor]. MENCKEN'S AMERICANA. [Macon, Georgia]: Mercer University Press, [2002]. Tall 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 276 pages. Signed by Hatchett on the front endpaper. Uncommon to find a signed copy! Fine in like d/j. $50.00.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. Autographed by the editor on the front fly-leaf. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. The book has a remainder mark on the bottom edge. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; 8vo.; 276 pages; Signed by Editor.
