READE, Charles — Peg Woffington

1855. READE, Charles. PEG WOFFINGTON. A Novel. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. First American edition of Reade's first novel. 8vo. blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine; 303 pp. Contemporary ink ownership to ffep, ownership stamp to title page. Wear to extremes, slight rubbing, minimal soiling to cloth. Small chip to bottom corner of one page; four pages starting. Offsetting to two pp. touch of foxing to foxing to several others. .