Hinrichsen No. 1957a : Ninth Music Book: "John Gay and the Ballad Opera" [The Beggar's Opera]

Handley-Taylor, Geoffrey; Granville-Barker, Frank; Hinrichsen, Max, ed.; A.P. Herbert; John Drinkwater; Christopher Fry; Arthur Bliss; Powys Evans

Published by Hinrichsen, London & New York, 1956

About this Item

dust jacket worn, dj spine sunned. dj a little chipped at spine. book itself is vg++. inscription to former owner by Geoffrey Handley-Taylor, 16/2/62. 1 volume: illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, music; 19 cm. Hinrichsen No. 1957a, 9th Music Book: John Gay and the Ballad Opera (The Beggar's Opera), by Geoffrey Handley-Taylor and Frank Granville-Barker, A.P. Herbert; John Drinkwater; Christopher Fry; Arthur Bliss; Powys Evans. With a Prologue by Sir A.P. Herbert and an Appreciation by John Drinkwater. Compiled and edited by Max Hinrichsen. Also Sections on Pepusch, Hogarth, Cast Lists, Sources, Bibliography. 130 illustrations including including Reproductions of the 52 Beggar's Opera playing cards - 14 caricatures - Agatha Walker Figurines - Gray's Potteries Plaques. Reproductions in Royal Doulton ware.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hinrichsen No. 1957a : Ninth Music Book: "John Gay and the Ballad Opera" [The Beggar's Opera]
• Publisher: Hinrichsen, London & New York
• Publication Date: 1956
• Language: English
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music
  • Opera