Christmas Story

by H. L. Mencken, Illust Bill Crawford

$50 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition. First printing. 12mo 17.5cm ; blue publisher's cloth w/ tipped-on color illust., stamped in gilt on spine, in color pictorial dustwrapper; 31pp. Minor soiling and dampstains to boards and interior; mild handling wear; toning to dustwrapper extremities and spine, chipping at crown/heel of spine, short tear near front top leading corner. Very Good.

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