Mencken, H. L.; Arnold Bennett, William Stanley Braithwaite, Louis Bromfield, Hamlin Garland, Ben Hecht, D.H. Lawrence, Christopher Morley, et al. — Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. 8vo. Yellow Buckram on Orange Boards, 132 pp. Letterpress on Laid Paper with Deckled Edges. Numbered 185 of 250 printed on Borzoi Rag, signed by H. L. Mencken. Uncut pages. Very Good with light wear and sun-fading to covers, else Near Fine. Expurgated Edition. First Edition. A collection of abuse directed at H.L. Mencken by American newspapermen, members of the American Legion and others. Includes contributions by Arnold Bennett, Willian Stanley Braithwaite, Louis Bromfield, Hamlin Garland, Ben Hecht, D.H. Lawrence, Christopher Morley and Gorham B. Munson. Provenance: From the collection of the late Lloyd Dinkelspiel Sr (1889-1959) and his wife, Florence Hellman Dinkelspiel (1904-1954) , granddaughter of Isaias Wolf Hellman (1842 -1920), the founder of Wells Fargo Bank. .