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The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington

Name: The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington
Author: Molloy, J. Fitzgerald

Book Description

First edition, 2 vols. Title continues "... With Pictures of the Period in Which She Lived."Bookplates. Old light marginal dampstain (max 1 cm) at lower edge of frontis in vol. 1 and on eps and paste-downs in vol. 2, not affecting text; bookplates; ink name on half-titles. Note: "Pictures" in the title does not refer to actual images; perhaps 'word pictures' might be a better description.

Dealer Notes

According to the author, this is the first biography of, in her time, one of the most famous actresses of the 18th C. She was a close friend of David Garrick.

Author Molloy, J. Fitzgerald

Date 1884

Binding Publisher's original bevelled light brown cloth

Publisher London: Hurst and Blackett

Illustrator Frontis of Peg Woffington in vol. 1

Condition A near fine set

Pages 2 vols. pp. 293 & 284 + 24 pp. pub. ads

Price: £45.00

Offered by Wilfrid de Freitas

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