Author: GAY, JOHN
Title: The Beggar's Opera: To Which Is Added the Music to Each Song
Description: New York: The Heritage Press, 1937. Hardcover. A deluxe Heritage Press edition presenting the 1728 satiric ballad opera by John Gay. After its original lengthy London run in 1728, the opera was revived for another long run in 1920, also in London. Includes an introduction by A. P. Herbert, illustrations by Mariette Lydis and musical notations. Sandglass leaflet laid in (New York, no. 4L). --- In pale yellow and olive cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations in reddish-brown to covers and spine; all textblock edges stained in reddish-brown. Slipcase covered in tan paper. --- An excellent copy: tightly-bound, bright and unmarked. Structurally sound slipcase with soiling and scuffing, but intact and able to protect the book. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xviii, [2], 113 pages. Near Fine .

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