MENCKEN, H. L. THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE. 4to, original cloth; original printed dust jacket, some browning with spine panel faded; 1/4

calf folding case with morocco onlays. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1919 FIRST EDITION. ONE OF ONLY 25 NUMBERED LARGE-PAPER COPIES SIGNED BY MENCKEN. The copy number "17" is written on the cover of the dust jacket in green, and on the spine panel are the remnants of a label priced "7.50." The dust jacket is approximately one inch shorter than the book due to the larger size of these special copies. Johnson/American First Editions, page 250.