AMERICAN MERCURY

. A MONTHLY REVIEW EDITED BY H L-MENCKEN

ALFRED • A • KNOPF • PUBLISHER

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MENCKEN’S MERCURY IN 1927

This same handsome cover, in dark green ink on light green paper, was used, little changed, from the magazine’s beginning in 1924 until 1930 , that is, during most of H. L. Mencken’s editorship. For picture of Mencken see sketch of the Smart Set.

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