Defender of the Damned: Gladys Towles Root

New York: The Citadel Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1964). First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [a good sound copy, spine slightly turned, lower right corner of front cover a bit bumped, light soiling to top of text block, bookplate on front pastedown; the jacket is a bit edgeworn and lightly scuffed (mostly on the rear panel)]. "The life and vivid times of the famous California trial lawyer, whose successful career in court has been a unique blend of compassion for the underdog, legal shrewdness, and flamboyant showmanship." The color jacket photos show Mrs. Root dressed to the nines, in outfits worthy of Mae West! .