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The Beggar's Opera: As it is Acted At the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn Fields. Written by Mr. Gay. the Fourth Edition: to Which is Added the Ouverture in Score; and the Musick Prefix'd to Each Song
by Gay, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and splayed, some light foxing and toning, particularly at first and last several
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About This Item
London: John Watts. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and splayed, some light . foxing and toning, particularly at first and last several pages, several pages stained. 1735. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Woodcut vignette of cherub and floor globe at end of Table of Songs. Pp. [8], 8, 76, [4]. Rebound in brown paper-covered boards with brown leather spine, probably contemporary with 1925 heraldic bookplate of previous owner Edward Heron-Allen. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. ESTC T13775. A lovely volume of this classic ballad opera first published in 1728 and still being staged and reinterpreted in contemporary productions. According to Wikipedia, previous owner Edward Heron-Allen was also an important British scholar, having earned the distinction of being a Fellow of the Royal, Linnean, Geological, Zoological, and Microscopical Societies, as well as being renowned for his writings on Persian studies, violin-making, and palmistry. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
Synopsis
‘Whore and rogue they call husband and wife: All professions be-rogue one another' The tale of Peachum, thief-taker and informer, conspiring to send the dashing and promiscuous highwayman Macheath to the gallows, became the theatrical sensation of the eighteenth century. In The Beggar’s Opera , John Gay turned conventions of Italian opera riotously upside-down, instead using traditional popular ballads and street tunes, while also indulging in political satire at the expense of the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Gay’s highly original depiction of the thieves, informers, prostitutes and highwaymen thronging the slums and prisons of the corrupt London underworld proved brilliantly successful in exposing the dark side of a corrupt and jaded society. Bryan Loughrey and T. O. Treadwell’s introduction examines the eighteenth-century background of musical theatre and opera, the changing cityscape of London and the corruption of the legal system. This edition also includes a note on the music in The Beggar’s Opera and suggestions for further reading.
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33451
- Title
- The Beggar's Opera: As it is Acted At the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn Fields. Written by Mr. Gay. the Fourth Edition: to Which is Added the Ouverture in Score; and the Musick Prefix'd to Each Song
- Author
- Gay, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and splayed, some light foxing and toning, particularly at first and last several
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- John Watts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1735
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 18th Century Books, Beggar's Opera, COMIC Opera, Edward Heron-allen
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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