Mencken -10 issues of early American Mercury 1924 (incl vol 1/no 1)

  

RARE set of 13 original issues of The American Mercury, Editors: Henry Louis Mencken and George Jean Nathan. Includes the very first number of the Mercury from January 1924.

All issues are from the (pre-1930) glory days of the magazine. The American Mercury in its heyday took a truly intellectual approach to its proto-libertarian philosophy, leavened with a great deal of scathing humor. As a "taste making" magazine akin to the New Yorker, the Mercury also contained remarkable writing by talents like Fitzgerald, Anderson, O'Neill, James m. The stories from these famous authors as printed in these volumes are true first editions and printings, regardless whether they were later collected in anthologies.

Often you'll find substantial revision between first appearance and collected/anthologists versions! Contents of this rare collection of H. Mencken and George Jean Nathan's influential magazine include. First printings/appearances of stories by the likes of F.

Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, Sherwood Anderson, and Theodore Dreiser. First edition/appearance of plays by Eugene O'Neill. Articles and essays by James M.

, Margaret Sanger, and linguist Edward Sapir, among other writers and thinkers of the time. Commentary and essays by Nathan and HLM.

Issues included in the set being offered are as follows. 1- January 1924 (inaugural edition). XI, no 41 May 1927. XI, no 43 - July 1927. These items vary widely in condition. All come with cover wraps and text block intact. No foxing or water/damp damage.

Fading on cover wraps varies. We have attempted to capture in the photos the variations you can expect from the collection but please be in touch if you have questions. Baltimore buyers will be given a steep discount. Please message us to discuss.