A Persian Pearl and Other Essays, Inscribed Limited First Edition.
Limited Edition of A Persian Pearl Inscribed by Darrow Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. A Persian Pearl And Other Essays. East Aurora, New York: The Roycrofters, 1899. 175 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Original quarter reverse calf over paper-covered boards, gilt title to front board, gilt fillets and title to spine, deckle edges, partly uncut, green silk ribbon bookmark. Light soiling and a few minor stains, moderate rubbing to extremities, corners bumped and somewhat worn, hinges cracked but secure. Printed throughout in red and black with ornamental initials, head and tail pieces and other decorative devices. Inscribed on Limitation page, "Herbert Jones/ With the Compliments of/ his friend/ C.S. Darrow." Internally clean. $1,250. * First edition limited to 980 copies, this number 186. Darrow's first work, A Persian Pearl is the cornerstone of any Darrow collection. It consists of five essays. "A Persian Pearl" is an appreciation of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat. The other essays discuss Walt Whitman, Robert Burns, realism in literature and art and the importance of facing up to past mistakes without fear or shame. Hunsberger, Clarence Darrow: A Bibliography 18.
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