first edition Softcover
1823 · Philadelphia
by COWLEY, Mrs
Philadelphia: Published by Thomas H. Palmer, 1823. Softcover. Very Good. First Philadelphia edition. 16mo. 84pp. Disbound. Foxing on the title page, last signature in danger of detaching, else a nice, near very good copy. The most popular work by English playwright Hannah Crowley, a rival to Hannah More. *The Belle's Stratagem* debuted in the 1780s but became a mainstay of 19th Century English theater and a favorite of Queen Charlotte and later the actress Ellen Terry. Previously published in both New York and Boston in the U.S. (Inventory #: 195622)