Smiles and Tears; or, the widow's stratagem: a comedy, in five acts..
by KEMBLE, Mrs. C
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Miller, 1815. 88pp, [2]. Disbound. Light spotting to foot of title. The first edition of actress Maria Theresa Kemble's [née De Camp] (1774-1838) five-act comedy, based in part on Amelia Opie's (1769-1853) moral tale of the seduction and abandonment of a naïve young woman by an aristocratic rake, The father and daughter (1801), and partly upon French playwright Alexandrine-Sophie de Bawr's (1773-1860) comic piece in one act, La suite d'un bal masque (1813). The play debuted at Covent Garden on 12th December, 1815 with both Maria and her husband Charles Kemble (1775-1854) in starring roles. . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ26269
- Title
- Smiles and Tears; or, the widow's stratagem: a comedy, in five acts..
- Author
- KEMBLE, Mrs. C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for John Miller
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Keywords
- Plays, Theatre
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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