Gay, John. [Gay, John] The Beggar's Opera. Printed for John Watts, London, 1728.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: Modern half calf, marbled paper covered boards. Early edition without printed music. 58pp. Some repair to title page, else very good copy of a scarce edition of this classic.
Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Second Edition: To which is Added The Overture in Score; And the Musick prefixed to each Song. 76p., original calf boards, the later spine is mostly missing. London: John Watts, 1728. Second edition. The first edition printed earlier the same year had 16 pages of engraved music at the end. Here the music is printed in the text in woodcut. Internally a clean, very good copy.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$714.75 + shipping
Description: [8], 8, 76pp, printed music. Later half roan without title; sm. chip at head of spine. ESTC T181405; the issue with p45 misnumbered 54.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom