Charles Reade — Peg Woffington

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1855. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of this historical novel about the Irish actress Peg Woffington. The first American edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking rear free endpaper. This work was written by British author Charles Reade and is inspired by his stage play 'Masks and Faces' which he co-wrote with Tom Taylor. Both the play and the novel tell a story featuring Peg Woffington as the main character. Peg Woffington was an Irish actress in the Georgian era. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with fading to the spine and extremities of the boards, slight marks to the boards, a slight lean, bumping and wear to the extremities and a closed tear to the rear joint. Past owner's signature to the front pastedown with handling marks to the endpapers and lacking rear free endpaper. Internally binding starting in places with pp. 147- 157 tender. Pages generally bright with occasional spotting, heaviest to the front. Good . Ill.: None. Good .