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"Unaccustomed as I am-" Miscellaneous Speeches by Dudley Field Malone. New York: J. J. Little and Ives Company, 1929. Inscribed by Author, First Edition, 196 pp, 9.5 x 6.25", 8vo. In fair condition. Paper covered boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Cloth spine rubbed at head and tail. Paper title label on spine chipped at edges, but intact and legible. Paper covered boards moderately sun-faded from normal shelf-wear. Blank bookplate found on front paste-down. Author inscription found on front end-page: "To one whom I have already defended and always will defend while Dudley Field Malone. Feb. 4 - 31, To Flo Malinkey." Normal age-related toning throughout text-block; some instances of age-staining. Fore-edge deckled. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Dudley Field Malone (1882 1950) was an American attorney, politician, liberal activist, and actor. Malone is best remembered as one of the most prominent liberal attorneys in the United States during the decade of the 1920s and for his unsuccessful 1920 campaign for Governor of New York. After being admitted to the bar in 1907, he began practicing law and became active in the Democratic Party in New York, specifically in the reform faction opposed to the Tammany Hall organization. In 1912, he helped organize Woodrow Wilson's successful primary and general election campaign for US president. In 1925, Malone accepted an invitation to join Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) as co-counsel for the defense of John T. Scopes (1900-1970) in the famous "Monkey Trial." In response to Bryan's argument against admitting scientific testimony, Malone gave arguably the best speech of the trial in defense of academic freedom. "I have never learned anything from any man who agreed with me" was one of his famous quotes. In 1927, Malone identified as an Independent and wrote an op-ed in The New York Times denouncing Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr.'s "attacks on the Governor of this State and your abortive attempts to associate him with any responsibility for commercialized vice." Malone continued his divorce practice until 1935, when he declared bankruptcy in New York and moved to Westwood, Los Angeles, California. He claimed his debts consisted mostly of sums owed to personal friends, including William K. Vanderbilt, Edward F. Hutton and the late Otto H. Kahn. He served as counsel to 20th Century Fox and appeared in a few movies as a character actor. As Malone bore a strong resemblance to Winston Churchill, he was called on to play Churchill in the film adaptation of Joseph E. Davies's book Mission to Moscow (1943). Interesting inscription to "Flo Malinkey." Since Malone was a divorce lawyer, its possible Flo requested Malone's help for a divorce. RAREA1929BNOX 05/24 - HK1549. Seller Inventory # RAREA1929BNOX
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