Boston

Sinclair, Upton

Published by Albert & Charles Boni, 1928

About this Item

A "documentary novel" combining fictional characters with journalistic details about the case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Sinclair believed that their executions for anarchistic activities was "the most shocking crime that has been committed in American history since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln" and wrote the book as indictment of the American justice system. The complicated saga features a wealthy widow who leaves her accustomed milieu and learns, along with readers, about anarchism, pacificism, socialism, and free love. Contemporary reviewers lauded the book's artistry, but there were complaints from the political left that he didn't go far enough and from the right for obvious reasons. The two volume set is bound in green cloth, with title and illustration embossed on the front and spine. Spine is worn at edges and front and rear hinges are cracked in volume 1, while spine is cracked in the middle in volume 2. But pages are otherwise in good shape. Says "First and Second Printings before Publication.".

Seller Inventory # MGSinclair

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Boston
• Publisher: Albert & Charles Boni
• Publication Date: 1928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket