A Book Of Burlesques by H L Mencken - 1924

Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Jacket. Vintage book. Pages are clean and unmarked, though modest aging/tanning to aged pages. Binding sound. Shelf-wear to book. 2nd Printing of the revised Edition (Knopf - 1920) . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Death: a Philosophical Discussion -- 2.) From the Programme of a Concert -- 3.) The Wedding: a Stage Direction -- 4.) The Visionary -- 5.) The Artist: a Drama Without Words -- 6.) Seeing the World -- 7.) From the Memoirs of the Devil -- 8.) Litanies for the Overlooked -- 9.) Asepsis: a Deduction in Scherzo -- 10.) Form Tales of the Moral and Pathological -- 11.) The Jazz Webster -- 12.) The Old Subject -- 13.) Panoramas of People -- 14.) Homeopathics -- 15.) Vers Libre. . . . . . . . . Published in 1916, this collection of previously published short pieces by Mencken is typical of his scathing wit and pessimistic outlook. As a 1917 review in the Independent put it, A Book of Burlesques is some of Mr. Mencken's… Read More

Alfred A Knopf, 1925. Hard Cover - VG - NO dust jacket if issued - Book is clean and tight with light wear - 239 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Knopf, 1924-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 239 pages.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1924]. Hardcover. Pocket Book edition, 1924, 1st printing. Maroon cloth cover with orange lettering on spine, green and orange decoration on spine and front cover. There is light wear at corners, head and tail of spine. Binding sound. Decorative endpapers clean and unmarked. The pages have light age toning. Top and bottom edges of text block tinted maroon. Lacking DJ. ; Borzoi Pocket Books; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 289 pages .

New York: Knopf, 1924. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Borzoi Pocket Book reprint of 1916 edition, 239 pages, maroon covers, green and red decorations on covers and endpages. Spine ends and corners slightly rubbed,; 4 1/2 x 7

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Alfred A. Knopf, 1921. 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. VG Cover is bumped at top and bottom of spine and corners. Pages are a little sunned. This book is in very good condiiton for its age. Seller Inventory #295242

ALFRED A. KNOPF, 1920. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Owner's name on front pastedown. (Burlesques, Satire, Humor)

Alfred A. Knopf. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Spine and hinges cracked. Owner's name on inside. (Humor, Wit, American humor)