The Tryout June & July 1920

TRYOUT, THE. June 1920 and July 1920(volume 6, numbers 6 and 7). Edited by C. W. Smith. Haverhill, Mass.: C. W. Smith, June 1920 and July 1920(volume 6, numbers 6 and 7). Small octavo, two issues bound together, self wrappers, sewn. The June issue includes "Looking Backward," by H. P. Lovecraft, the fifth and last part of a five-part history of amateur journalism from 1882 to 1889, first published in THE TRYOUT, February through June 1920 and "Cindy: Scrub-Lady in a State Street Skyscraper," the first printing of a poem by Lovecraft writing as "L. Theobald, Jun." The July issue includes "The Poet's Rash Excuse," the first printing of a poem by Lovecraft writing as "L. Theobald, Jun." Joshi I-B-ii-170, I-B-iii-22 and I-B-iii-147. Light crease at bottom edge of first leaf, else a fine copy. (#108429) Price: $200.00