H.L. Mencken on Music; a selection of his writings on music together with an account of H.L. Mencken's musical life and a history of the Saturday Night Club
Mencken, H.L.; selections by Louis Cheslock
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
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Octavo, pp. [13], x-xvi, [3], 4-222, [2], i-iv (index), [4]. Stated first edition. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt accents; boards with light bumping. Firm binding; no loose pages. Lightly tanned pages; no writing or marks observed. Price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing, chips and tears; now encased in a clear protective cover. Henry L. Mencken's thoughts on music in general, on composers, and performers, and on various aspects of an art that he loved above all others. Henry Louis Mencken(1880 - 1956) was an Americanjournalist,essayist,satirist,and cultural critic.He wrote about literature, music, politicians, and contemporary movements. The termMenckenianhas now become a word to describe anything of or pertaining to Mencken, including his combativerhetoricalandwritingstyle. Seller Inventory # 9416
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Title: H.L. Mencken on Music; a selection of his ...
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 1961
Binding: Cloth
Condition: Good +
Dust Jacket Condition: good
Edition: First Edition.
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Mencken on Music. A Selection of His Writings on Music together with an Account of H.L. Mencken's Musical Life and a History of the Saturday Night Club by Louis Cheslock.
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Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
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Hardcover
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Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in dark blue cloth, in a Fine black, blue and white dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 222pp. with Index and some black and white photographic illustrations. Q20848. Seller Inventory # Q20848
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H.L. Mencken On Music: A Selection of His Writings on Music, Together with an Account of H.L. Mencken's Musical Life and a History of the Saturday Night Club
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
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First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine lightly foxed dustwrapper with tiny tears on spine ends. Seller Inventory # 448002
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H.L. MENCKEN ON MUSIC : A SELECTION OF HIS WRITINGS ON MUSIC TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF H. L. MENCKEN'S MUSICAL LIFE AND A HISTORY OF THE SATURDAY NIGHT CLUB [signed]
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Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Octavo, xvi, 222, iv pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is black with white and blue print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, light toning to spine and shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$4.50. Boards in blue cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has red tinted top edge, tanning to rear endpapers due to laid in newspaper clippings. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and plates (photographs). Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. Laid in: 2 clipped articles about Cheslock and a signed letter from Cheslock to the book's owner. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1389951. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1389951
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