Description
Signed limited edition of Treatise on the Gods by H.L. Mencken.
Octavo, ix, [5], 363, [1] pp, xii (index). Blue paper boards, title stamped in gilt on spine. Untrimmed pages, with some unopened. Top edge gilt. Sunning to spine, light shelf wear. Solid text block, with this copy being unread. From a limited edition of 375 copies, this being number 356, all signed by the author and printed on Borzoi rag paper. Lacking slipcase. A nice example.
H.L. Mencken was a prolific American journalist, satirist, cultural critic, and author who wrote numerous books throughout his career. “Treatise on the Gods” (1930) – In this work, Mencken explores the history of religion and the concept of deities throughout human civilization.
