Fine Literature & Modern Firsts
Tue, Apr 26, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 169
MENCKEN, Henry Louis, editor (1880?1956). A New Dictionary ...
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MENCKEN, Henry Louis, editor (1880?1956). A New Dictionary of Quotations on Historical Principles from Ancient & Modern Sources. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Royal 8vo. Original publisher?s dark blue cloth gilt, all edges speckled red; original unclipped dust jacket (extremities chipped with loss near foot of spine, rubbing along lower joint, some toning). FIRST EDITION. ?This magnificent volume is the easiest book of quotations to consult, the most informative as to sources and history, and contains the most interesting selections from the wit and wisdom of mankind?. INSCRIBED BY MENCKEN on the front free endpaper: ?For Frieda & Otto Schellhase / at Mrs. Schellhase?s command (which I always obey) / H.L. Mencken / Zu befehl from ??.
