Description
The Third Edition of Farmington by Clarence Darrow, inscribed to his friend, Professor Frederick S. Starr.
Twelvemo, x, 220pp, [2]. Publisher’s blue cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Stated “Third Edition” on the title page, published “October, 1919.” Solid text block, points of rubbing to tips. Rear hinge showing some wear. Internally clean.
Signed on the front free endpaper: “To my friend Frederick Starr / from whom I have learned a great deal, and in regard for his attainments as a scholar and his friendship from / Clarence Darrow / March 23rd 1920.”
Provenance: Property of the Frank J. Piehl Estate, Naperville, Illinois
Professor Frederick Starr (1858-1933) was a professor at the University of Chicago and a frequent debater of Darrow, engaging in issues such as “Is Life Worth Living” and “Is The Human Race Getting Anywhere?” Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) was an American lawyer and high-profile member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He entered the national stage during the Scopes “Monkey” trial and the Leopold and Loeb murder trial.
