Plays Written by Mr John Gay, Viz The Captives, A Tragedy, The Beggar's Opera, Polly, or, the Second Part of the Beggar's Opera, Achilles, an Opera, The Distress'd Wife, a Comedy, The Rehearsal at Goatham, a Farce, To which is added, An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author

Gay, John

Published by J. and R. Tonson, London, 1760

About this Item

The full leather binding is worn at the edges with rubbing to the corners and some discolouration in places. The binding has half-inch cracks at the top and bottom of the spine along the edges of the front and rear panels. The spine is worn with about half the surface covering having flaked off. The loss is at the top and bottom and in three other places with part of the title panel missing and one of the raised bands gone. Marbled endpapers with a previous owner's book plate to the front paste down. The hinges have been reinforced with brown tape. The pages are browned with some discolouration in places and the title page has a number of small brown marks over it but the pages are otherwise generally unmarked. First printing of this collected edition. Seller Inventory # 015654

Bibliographic Details

Title: Plays Written by Mr John Gay, Viz The ...

Publisher: J. and R. Tonson, London

Publication Date: 1760

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition