A Persian Pearl and Other Essays, Inscribed by Darrow.
Inscribed by Darrow, Chicago, December, 1925. Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. A Persian Pearl and Other Essays. Chicago: C.L. Ricketts (Lakeside Press colophon), 1902. Second edition. Octavo. 160, [1] pp. Quarter cloth over patterned paper boards, gilt title to spine, top edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Light soiling along spine and cloth sections of boards, corners lightly bumped and worn. Light toning to interior. Previous owner's presentation inscription "Arthur-/ I know Charlie/ would have wanted you/ to have this-/ Affectionate regards-/ Leonora Brennan" to front pastedown. Darrow presentation inscription "To Mr Char. Brennan/ In remembrance of a very pleasant/ visit and with the regards/ & appreciation of/ Clarence Darrow/ Chicago Dec [10?] 1925" to front free endpaper. $500. * A Persian Pearl was Darrow's first book and remains 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. In December 1925, Darrow was based in Chicago following his legendary defense in the Scopes "Monkey Trial" in Tennessee earlier that year, and the first deadlocked trial of Dr. Ossian Sweet in Detroit in November. At this time, Darrow was preparing for the retrial of Dr. Sweet, a Black physician, and his family, who were on trial for murder after firing into a white mob that attacked their newly purchased home in a white Detroit neighborhood. Hunsberger, Clarence Darrow: A Bibliography 44.
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