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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Binding tight and square, Pages are clean and unmarked.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Remainder mark bottom edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. On Mencken. Essays in honor of HL Mencken. Edited by John Dorsey. [1980] first printing; Knopf; very good to near fine jacketed hardcover. Dark brown cloth boards with sharp corners and crisp text on spine; clean and square; minimal external handling wear. A touch of toning to endpapers. Unmarked. Jacket is crisp; some toning and light handling wear. Very good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDEx-library book with highlighting to pages. Plastic slip in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 316 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ decorative blind stamp on front cover and gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 313 pp., xx. Stated "First Edition" with NAP; ' 9/80 ' at foot of inside rear dustwrapper panel. Following the Introduction by John Dorsey, Contents divided into 8 sections: [1] MENCKEN IN PERSON by John Dorsey; by Mencken: "In the Footsteps of Gutenberg"; Fire Alarm"; "A Dip into Statecraft"; [2] MENCKEN OF BALTIMORE by Huntington Cairns; by Mencken: "Good Old Baltimore"; "800,000"; [3] MENCKEN AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE by Alistair Cooke; [4] THE COMFORTABLE BOURGEOIS: The Thought of H.L. Mencken by Charles A. Fecher; by Mencken: "On Metaphysicians"; "Sabbath Meditation"; "The State of Religion Today"; "The Origin of Morality"; "The Essence of Democracy"; "Last Words"; "The Iconoclast"; [5] MENCKEN, POLITICS, AND POLITICIANS by Malcolm Moos; by Mencken: "The Politician"; "The Last Gasp"; "Gamalielese"; The Clowns March In"; "Post-Mortem"; "Onward, Christian Soldiers!"; "Imperial Purple"; "The Choice Tomorrow"; "Coroner's Inquest"; [6] THE LITERARY CRITIC by William H. Nolte; by Mencken: "Criticism of Criticism of Criticism"; "Portrait of an American Citizen"; "Stephen Crane"; "Joseph Conrad"; "Fifteen Years"; [7] MENCKEN IN HIS LETTERS by Carl Bode; Mencken: "Selected Letters"; [8] H.L. MENCKEN: A MEMOIR BY ALFRED A. KNOPF. // From Charles A. Fecher's essay: "Converting me to anything is probably a psychological impossibility. At all events, it has never been achieved by anyone. . . I can't recall ever changing my mind about any capital matter. My general body of fundamental ideas is the same today as it was in the days when I first began to ponder." (MENCKEN). This lifelong immutability of his thought was remarked on by many people besides himself. To a friend and colleague like Hamilton Owens, it signified that Mencken had been able to avoid the painful intellectual experience to most of us, of being forced to discard one set of beliefs because they had proved false or inadequate and then grope about for a new set to take their place.To critics or outright enemies, it constituted proof positive that he was narrow-minded and prejudiced, closed to any point of view that did not happen to coincide with his own, and had never gone through the normal processes of maturing (p. 114f) . . . From his high regard for scientific achievement his skeptical attitude naturally follows.His opinions on religion lead directly to what might be called, if in his case it did not sound so dreadfully formal, his "philosophy of man." His view of human nature is the foundation for his contemptuous dismissal of democracy, and for all his beliefs about government and politics. And so it goes. (p. 116). // Brown cloth with bright (diminished from brilliant) gilt lettering on spine; decorative design (4" x 1") down right front cover edge on top half front cover; deckled fore-edge. Tan dustwrapper not price-clipped ($15.00) with tinted black and white photo-portrait of Mencken a center front cover; large Title lettering across top front cover above photo-portrait; Contributors' names and Editor name lettering below photo-portrait. Dustwrapper spine age-toned (with corresponding slightly diminished brown of book spine); wear across spine ends and tiny bits missing at spine and cover corners with 1/4" and 5/8" tears at top spine corners (NOW sins backed with Archival tape); slight offsetting on endpapers; two fingertip food stains on p. 25 and at center rear cover (these appear slightly on inside rear cover but NO staining onto brown cloth book cover itself), and similar micro-stain (1/8", ostensibly by a same finger causing above-noted stains, but nearly undetectable on beveled edge) on page edge of beveled fore-edge (p. 37/38); small red Publisher's remainder mark (logo) on lower edge near spine: describes worse than it is, but there you have it in uncompromising truth. Book itself essentially Near Fine: Strong binding (NO cracks); NO rubbing wear (dustwrapper did its job); NO previous owner names; NO writing in text. Dustwrapper in Brodart mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the 1980 First Edition of "On Mencken", which consists of essays by eight men who worked with or knew the great newspaper columnist, and professional curmudgeon, H. L. Mencken in one way or another. The essayists are William Manchester, Malcolm Moos, Huntington Cairns, William Nolte, Alistair Cooke, Carl Bode, Charles A. Fecher, Alfred A. Knopf. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, the book was edited by John Dorsey, who also wrote the Introduction. From the dust-jacket flap : "In essays celebrating the incomparable H. L. Mencken, on the centenary of his birth, eight distinguished writers and editors consider various aspects of the man and his work - telling of his life, his writings, his prejudices, his passions, and his profound influence on American letters in the first half of the Twentieth Century. --- The result is a book that offers much pleasure and new insights to Mencken's admirers, and that will serve, for anyone not familiar with him, as a fine introduction to one of the most colorful and memorable figures in modern Twentieth Century American letters." TITLE : On Mencken SUBJECT MATTER : H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) EDITOR / INTRODUCTION : John Dorsey AUTHORS : William Manchester, Malcolm Moos, Huntington Cairns, William Nolte, Alistair Cooke, Carl Bode, Charles A. Fecher, Alfred A. Knopf IMPRINT : Alfred A. Knopf PLACE : New York YEAR : 1980 EDITION : First Edition, so stated DETAILS : Trade hardcover; approx. 5.5" x 8.25", brown, cloth-covered boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and blind-stamped decorative impression on the front board; Contains an Introduction; xx + 313 pages; photo-pictorial dust-jacket. CONDITION -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Compression to spine extremities; a shallow surface wrinkle displays near the foot; slight splay to covers at fore-edge; soft bump to top fore-edge corner tip; small dent to bottom edge of front board; color is not faded. Top edge of text-block is somewhat rubbed, else edges clean. BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - There is a minute ink spot to the fore-edge of the first three leaves in the book (this is minute and hardly worth mentioning, but it is there); there are also three minute ink specks arranged in a triangular patter near the bottom of the front free end-paper (again minute and of little real effect) - else the interior is clean and free of marking. DUST-JACKET - Small loss to the bottom edge of the front panel; spine panel has a bit of wrinkling to the extremities; front flap top extremity has light wrinkling, corresponding to the bump the corner received; Else the jacket is clean and attractive. It is protected from further wear by a clear mylar sleeve.…

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Book Very Good. No dust jacket. Inscribed by editor on flyleaf. (Physicians, History of Medicine).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (US history, presidents, thomas jefferson, medical history) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition. Spine tips are lightly bumped. 120 pages with index. Frontispiece.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. xx, 313 pp., Publisher's review card loosely inserted; price-clipped jacket has a faded spine, else a very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Second Printing. (1970) 120 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Top of spine bumped. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Illust. w/ a frontispiece of Robley Dunglison. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good cloth copy in very good dustjacket. xx, 313 pages. Essays byWilliam Manchester, Malcolm Moos, Huntington Cairns, William H. Nolte, Alistair Cooke, Carl Bode, Charles A. Fecher and Alfred A. Knopf. Book.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by author: "November 28th, 1962/For/Mrs. WIlliam James/with Ernest regards,/John M, Dorsey.". Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: n No Jacket. y First Edition, Second Printing. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1970. Book. Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Edition, Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and his physician, Robley Dunglison. 120pp with index. Black and white portrait to frontis. Some bumping to spine and corners, boards slightly bowed, spine faded and slightly marked, minor foxing to edges and gift inscription to front endpaper, otherwise good copy. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 120 pages. Index. Brown cloth covers, black title on spine. Wear to top/tail of spine and cover corners. Size: 255mm Tall, 4to. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xi, 486 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, With 1949 Date On Title Page.Very Good +, Cloth Clean And Unfaded, Gilt Bright, Just A Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, Slight Frays Along Top Edge Of Spine, 3/16" Fray Along Bottom Edge Of Front Board; No Marks. Original Usc Price Label Of 1949 On Rear Pastedown. Dust Jacket Priced $4.50, Light Wear, Some Fading And Browning, Minute Chips Along Edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Jacket. 1st Edition. Xi, 486 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing, With 1949 Date On Title Page.Near Fine, Cloth Clean And Unfaded, Gilt Bright, Just A Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $4.50, Light Wear. [ Loose Bookplate Of Science Service, Washington, Indicating The Book Was Listed March 12, 1949, Received Oct 6 1949, A Duplicate Copy; Science Service Is A Nonprofit Organization Based In Washington, Dc. Founded In 1921 By Newspaper Magnate E.W. Scripps, Its Mission Is To Promote Understanding And Appreciation Of Science Among The American Public.]. …

Hardcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Light toning, chipping on rear panel.