Description: THE DEVIL IN THE BOOK Author: Trumbo, Dalton Title: THE DEVIL IN THE BOOK Publication: Los Angeles: California Emergency Defense Committee, 1956 Edition: First Edition Description: Wraps. This is No. 250 of a limited edition of 750 copies signed by Dalton Trumbo. The American novelist and screenwriter, who scripted films including Roman Holiday, Exodus, Spartacus, and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Trumbo (1905-76) aligned with the Communist Party in the United States before the 1940s, although he did not join the party until 1943. He was an isolationist. One of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry. He was subsequently blacklisted by that industry, though he continued working clandestinely, writing under other authors' names. This pamphlet, published five and a half years after Trumbo served eleven months in the federal penitentiary in Ashland, Kentucky for contempt of Congress, analyzes the conviction of fourteen California Smith Act defendents: "As the Supreme Court moves to review the Smith Act convictions, the American people must also review them and enter the struggle to overthrow them. The old and not very valorous strategy of tossing Communists to the wolves in despairing hope that the civil rights of all others will then be spared has not worked. The appetite of the Department of Justice and the FBI has proved insatiable." The Smith Act set criminal penalties for advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government and required all non-citizen adult residents to register with the government. A series of Supreme Court decisions in 1957 reversed a number of convictions under the act as unconstitutional. Octavo. Original printed paper wrappers. Typical mild toning to the extremities; else near fine. Near fine. Seller ID: 77816 Subject: Literature Established in 1981, Johnson Rare Books & Archives offers a wide array of materials from fine first editions to holographic letters, vernacular photography, archives, and other cultural resources. Our bricks and mortar location in downtown Covina, The Book Shop, is located about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. The shop is open six days a week and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. As proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), we uphold our association's code of ethics. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Trumbo, Dalton
Publisher: California Emergency Defense Committee
Year Printed: 1956
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Signed
Binding: Brochure/Pamphlet
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
