The American Mercury: Vol. XXII, No. 87, March 1931 by Mencken, H. L. (edited by) - 1931

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1927. covers moderately to heavily worn with associated edge tears, creases and sun fade; text block clean and tight; over a dozen literary articles and essays, including Mencken's book review; Full-color Camel cigarette ad on rear cover.. Wraps. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Literary Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. Textblock is clean and tight. Covers have closed edge tears, extensive chipping & wear to spine extremities; Included in this issue: The Good Shepherd's Black Sleep, by Elela Strong-Wolfe; How We Look to the English, by Frederic Nelson; The Social Register, by Gerald Holland; Pages From the Book of Beer, by Bob Brown; Charlie, by Albert Truman Boyd; Journal of a Tour in America, by Moe Bragin; Surnames in the United States, by Howard F. Barker; The Steckley Girls, by Dorothy Thomas; Indomitable, by Robert Jeans; The Genesis of the Negro Spiritual, by George Pullen Jackson; Hill Speech, by Frances Frost, and much more. Pages 129-256. . Printed Green Wraps. Good+. Illus. by Adverts. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Covers heavily edge-worn and chipped, else clean and tight textblock. Contents include: The Radio Octopus by Dane Yorke; The Beer Barons of New York by Gerald Holland; Uncle Sam's Ballyhoo Men by J. Frederick Essary; The Democrats Must Go Native by John Hemphill; A Little Path of Glory by Robert Jeans; Senators Investigate Indians by Erna Fergusson; Preparing For the Next War by Herbert Claiborne Pell; and more; pages 385-512. Green Wraps. Good. Illus. by Photographs/Advertisements; Samuel E. Brown Cover Art. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Literary Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Textblock slightly cocked, else clean and tight; Covers very edge and corner worn; Sunned along the edges and spine. In this issue: The Case Against Henry Ford, by Murray Godwin; Near A Flag, by James Branch Cabell; The Voyage of the "Buford", by Emma Goldman; Radio City - and After, by Ralph Adams Cram; Afternoon of a Psychologist, by Patrick O'Mara; The Georgia Plan, by Carter Brooke Jones; The Art of the Pullman Porter, by H.N. Hall; The Appeal to Reason, by George Milburn; The Progenitor of Prohibition, by Dane Yorke, plus book and music reviews. Pages i-xvi, 257-383, (384), xvii-xxxii. . Wraps. Good. Illus. by Adverts and Photos. 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Literary Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. This issue includes authors such as, Gerald Holland, Ulric Whitaker, Robert Jeans and others. With works such as, Our Street In Cuernavaca, The Democrats Must Go Native! and Preparing for the Next War, and others. Some rippling to top edges, usual reading and age wear, else textblock is clean and tight. Usual folding to the edges and corners, slightly soiled spine, reading waer along the spine, faint soiling to covers. 385-510. Index to Volume XXIII at end.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Advertisements. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Literary Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. This copy includes: The Radio Octopus, by Dane Yorke; The Beer Barons of New York, by Gerald Holland; Our Street in Cuernavaca, by Elizabeth Morrow; Uncle Sam's Ballyhoo Men, by J. Frederick Essary; The Finance Company Racket, by Ulric Whitaker; The Democrats Must Go Native!, by John Hemphill; Preparing For the Next War, by Herbert Claiborne Pell; The Exquisite American, by Theodore Maynard; A Little Path of Glory, by Robert Jeans, and more; Textblock is clean and tight. No remainder marks. Stamp and penciled markings to front cover, stamped back cover, upper corner on back cover is clipped, folded/creased edges with a few small tears. Pages 385-510.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Advertisements. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Literary Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. Contents page tipped in at the front; usual age and handling wear, else textblock is clean and tight. Folding to the edges with a couple tears, creased corners, chipping to corners on foot of spine and chip to head of spine. Pages 257-383. Includes: Mr. Hoover's Stalking-Horse, by George Milburn; Helen, I Love You!, by James T. Farrell; The Poetry Revival of 1914, by Edgar Lee Masters; The Louisiana Kingfish, by Louis Cochran; We Stage a Revolution, by Jorge J. Blanco; The Making of a Race-Horse, by Arthur Mann; Another Golden Age Goes Haywire, by G.H. Buck; Love Affair, by Lowry Charles Winberly; The Pedagogues Leap to Save Us, by H.E. Buhholz; From an Ozark Holler, by Vance Randoolph, and much more.. Green Wraps. Good. Illus. by Advertisements. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Literary Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Covers moderately edge-worn and chipped, else clean and tight textblock. pp. 385-512, including index.. Green Wraps. Good. Illus. by Photographs/Advertisements; Samuel E. Brown Cover Art. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Literary Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Very faint ink-stamp on first page, else textblock is clean and tight. The covers are worn and chipped, with several closed edge tears, creases down spine. This issue - pages 385-510. Includes articles by Gerald Holland, Elizabeth Morrow, J. Frederick Essary, Ulric Whitaker, John Hemphill, Herbert Claiborne Pell, Theodore Maynard, & Rovert Jeans. Rear cover gasoline ad. Feature article is "The Radio Octopus" by Dane York. . Green Printed Wraps. Good+. Illus. by Drawings, Ads. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Periodical.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Loose at gutter, otherwise textblock clean and tight; covers heavily edge-worn and chipped; 127p.; full color, rear cover Lucky Strike Cigarettes ad; in this issue: The American Negro in Europe, by J.A. Rogers; Howells - Ten Years After, by C. Hartley Grattan; Cathedrals of the Hot Dog, by Raymond S. Tompkins; Mustapha Speaks English, by Dolores Bernadete, and much, much more. . Wraps. Good. Illus. by Photographs/Advertisements. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Literary Periodical.