THE SUNPAPERS OF BALTIMORE; 1837-1937.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First edition. History of the first hundred years of The Baltimore Sun and its offshoots, The Sunday Sun and The Evening Sun. Various periods in the papers' history are covered by Mencken, Gerald W. Johnson, Frank R. Kent, and Hamilton Owens. SIGNED BY ALL CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDING H. L. MENCKEN who, according to the jacket flap, "acted as general editor of the volume and [was] responsible for the text." 8vo gilt-stamped maroon buckram; top edge maroon. Near fine with spine ends and corners lightly rubbed; in bright, fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing and the slightest toning to the spine. "COMPLIMENTS OF THE SUNPAPERS OF BALTIMORE" card laid in.
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Price: $275.00