Ragged Dick, or, Street life in New York with the boot-blacks
By: by Horatio Alger, Jr., author of Frank's campaign, Paul Prescott's charge, Charlie Codman's cruise, Helen Ford
Contributors: Loring, Aaron Kimball, 1826-1911, publisher; Kinnersley, Augustus F., b. ca. 1822, engraver
Series: Ragged Dick series -- 1
Publisher: Loring, publisher, 319 Washington Street, Boston
Published: 1868
Place of publication: [Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Other titles: Ragged Dick; Street life in New York with the boot-blacks
Notes: "Contributed as a serial story to the pages of the Schoolmate ... during the year 1867"--P. vii, preface, dated: New York, April 1868.

Copyright 1868.

First edition of Alger's first rags-to-riches story.

In advertisement on p. [2], no. 2 in Ragged Dick series: Fame and fortune, or, The progress of Richard Hunter (in December) others in preparation.

Illustrations signed: Kinnersley.

In original publisher's binding: green blind-stamped cloth over boards.  Title and figure of Ragged Dick gilt-stamped on spine.

Haviland, V.  Yankee Doodle's literary sampler, p. 263-271

Blanck, J.  Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 29