Boston (2 volumes)

About this Item: Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1928. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boston a novel by Upton Sinclair, volume one and two are in very good condition, unmarked except for a pencil notation ( 2 volumes) on the first free end paper. Books are square tight and solid, the lettering and blind stamp are bright and sharp. The spine lettering is slightly faded but quite readable. The spines are very slightly bumped and the extremities show modest wear. This set of books is the first and second printings before publication. The author decided tp write this book on August 22, 1927 upon learning of the deaths of Sacco and Vanzetti. " A ' contemporary historical novel' is an unusual art-form, and may call for explanation, So far as concerns the two individuals Nicola Sacco and Bartolmeo Vanzetti, this book is not fiction, but an effort at history; everything they are represented as doing they actually did". The book is historical fiction and in my shout out to Michener, Sinclair did the hard work of studying the facts and reviewing thousands of pages of testimony and evidence. Book is a very interesting and compelling story set in the early 20th century by an intrepid reporter. These volumes are quite collectible in their condition. Seller Inventory # 001451