The Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr. Gay; To Which is Prefixed the Musick to each Song
by Fraser, Claud Lovat (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. black cloth, front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Very good
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth, front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Very good. 93 pages. 26.5 x 20 cm. Limited edition, copy 40 of 430, printed on hand-made paper (350 copies for UK and 50 for USA). Full page, tipped-in color portraits with tissue guards of all the characters in the play. Laid-in, the original Programme of the play presented at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith on June 5th, 1930 at 8.15. Fraser died in 1924 at the age of thirty-one at the height of a brilliant career. Tiny owner inscription pastedown front endpaper. Front cover slightly abraded.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23926
- Title
- The Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr. Gay; To Which is Prefixed the Musick to each Song
- Author
- Fraser, Claud Lovat (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. black cloth, front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Theatre
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama;
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ardsley, New York
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