Frank Harris — The Bomb

New York, Published By The Author, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of the first illustrated edition of his novel on the Haymarket Affair. Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, dated 1920. The first illustrated edition, complete with four plates.'The Bomb' is a gripping novel revolving around the Haymarket affair, an aftermath of a bombing which took place at a labor demonstration in Chicago in 1886. Causing on death and many injuries, this was a monumental event, serving as the climax to the social unrest in America during the Great Upheaval&apos.Written by Frank Harris, an Irish-American author who is best known for his scandalous banned memoir 'My Life and Loves&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, cloth is a little discoloured with some minor marks and rubbing. Bumping resulting in minor loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are a little tender. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Label residue to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally. generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .