Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sat, Feb 26, 2022 12:00PM EST
Lot 392
MENCKEN, Henry Louis (1880?1956). Type letter signed (?H.L....
Estimate: $100 - $200
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MENCKEN, Henry Louis (1880?1956). Type letter signed (?H.L. Mencken?) to Mr. Andrea, 26 February 1929. One page, 8vo (214 x 133 mm), on The American Mercury letterhead, creased. Mencken, along with George Jean Nathan, founded The American Mercury in 1924, which ?fostered the most rebellious and lively in current literature and drama? (The New Columbia Encyclopedia). Framed and matted with mounted captions.
