Americana, 1926 / edited by H. L. Mencken Editor of The American Mercury.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945.

United States.

Manners and customs.

Popular culture--United States.

Popular culture.

Penn Provenance:

Williams, Estelle, 1886-1954 (bookplate) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 279 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

Manufacture:

New York : Set up, electrotyped and prited by the Van Rees Press.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, MCMXXVI.

Notes:

With half-title.

Title printed within single-rule plain border and single-rule decorated border.

"Copyright, 1926 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc."

A collection of contributions to American mercury.

"The type in which this book has been set (on the Linotype) is based on the design of Caslon."

Black cloth boards stamped in gilt.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has front half of dustjacket laid in.

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of Estelle Williams.

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed to "Dear Gloom: Her ie yet another! H. L. Mencken. 1926".

OCLC:

30881234