signed Hardcover
1941 · New York
by Mencken, H.L.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; G-/no-DJ; pp 769; black spine with gilt text; full title: The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States; cloth shows moderate wear to exterior; lightly sunned spine; some rubbing to edges; strong boards; text block has slight age toning to exterior edges; cracking to front gutter; interior lightly toned; deckled fore edge; inscribed by author. 1315971. FP New Rockville Stock. (Inventory #: 1315971)