Fall River, An Authentic Narrative

Tan covers, one-quarter cloth, with traces of label at spine. Boards show some wear, smudges, aging, scuffing, edgewear. Corners are bumped, worn, with exposed board. See photos. Cloth at spine is worn, with traces of blue label, and chipped, frayed ends. See photos. Binding is fragile, with signs of splitting at top board, visible stitches at openings. See photos. Pastedowns and feps have some moderate foxing, staining, wear. Frontispiece is present. Interior exhibits moderate to heavy foxing throughout, some smudges, light edgewear. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. See photos.** PS2026.0917** 198 pages. 3 5/8 x 6 inches** First Edition. With a woodcut frontispiece. Publisher's boards with cloth spine and printed label. Original and unrestored; boards show age and wear, spine and label largely abraded. Interior is tanned, with foxing throughout. Condition is overall Good Plus.** Catharine Read Williams (1787-1872) lived most of her life in Rhode Island, where she supported herself and her daughter by a productive literary career. Fall River recreates a notorious incident in the mill town of Fall River, the trial of a Methodist minister for the murder of a pregnant mill worker whom it was suspected he had seduced. Williams's account is somewhat romanticized, but her mixture of journalism, biography, fiction, and exhortation constitutes a challenge to traditional notions of literary form and yields fresh insights into the nature of early American women's writing.** First Edition. Sold by Lilly, Wait & Co., Boston; Marshall, Brown & Co., Providence, 1833. Printed by Cranston & Hammond, Providence.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010574"**.…