The Literary Guillotine - An Authorized Report of the Proceedings Before the Literary Emergency Court Holden in and for the District of North America

Beschreibung

Decoratively printed thick boards with black linen spine, printed paper label to spine (as issued), decorative end-papers, 262pp plus publishers ads at rear. This copy belonged to Maynard Mayo Metcalf and has his unusual decorative bookplate on the front paste-down end-paper and his ink signature (dated Jan 1904) on the half title leaf. Metcalf was an active part of the defence team in the Scopes 'Monkey Trial' of 1925 (Scopes was charged with teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law). Metcalf worked closely with Clarence Darrow in Scopes defence and was the only scientist allowed to give evidence at the trial . [CONDITION: The book is an extremely well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked copy (pages very slightly tanned) ] . . __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

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Titel

The Literary Guillotine - An Authorized Report of the Proceedings Before the Literary Emergency Court Holden in and for the District of North America

Verlag

John Lane the Bodley Head, New York & London

Veröffentlichungsdatum

1903

Bindung

HARDCOVER

Ausgabe

2nd Edition November 1903.

Zustand

Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags

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