[Darrow, Clarence- Inscribed by Darrow on Half-Title] Rugby Tennessee, Being Some Account of the Settlement Founded on the Cumberland Plateau

First Edition. 8vo, 168pp. Original publisherís red-brown pebbled cloth with ruling designs stamped in black cover and spine, gilt lettering on spine. Inscribed by Darrow on half-title (neatly separated). One could imagine this to be Darrowís copy, purchased in preparation for the Scopes Trial at Dayton, Tennessee, as the book describes in detail the peculiar lawsuit complexities surrounding the formation of the town, Rugby. Throughout its early history, the little town was beset with lawsuits over land titles. Founded in 1880 by English author Thomas Hughes, Rugby was built as an experimental utopian colony. While Hughesís experiment largely failed, a small community lingered at Rugby throughout the 20th century. Very good, with the half-title (bearing Darrowís inscription) neatly separated.