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The Beggar's Opera : With the Ouverture in Score, The Songs, and the  Basses, Engrav'd on Copper Plates (The Ouverture and Basses Compos'd by  Dr. Pepusch)

The Beggar's Opera : With the Ouverture in Score, The Songs, and the Basses, Engrav'd on Copper Plates (The Ouverture and Basses Compos'd by Dr. Pepusch)

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The Beggar's Opera : With the Ouverture in Score, The Songs, and the Basses, Engrav'd on Copper Plates (The Ouverture and Basses Compos'd by Dr. Pepusch)

by Gay, Mr. [John Gay]

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London: Printed for Jacob and Richard Tonson 1761. Small 4to. (viii), 56, 46 pp. Dark brown half calf over brown cloth. Raised bands to spine with gilt lettering. Spine rubbed & gilt faded. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Lacks front endpaper. Scattered foxing. Title page trimmed and laid down. Vignette. With 46 plates of copper engraved music. Binding firm. . Good. Half Calf. 1761.

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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Beggar's Opera : With the Ouverture in Score, The Songs, and the Basses, Engrav'd on Copper Plates (The Ouverture and Basses Compos'd by Dr. Pepusch)
Author
Gay, Mr. [John Gay]
Format/Binding
Half Calf
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Printed for Jacob and Richard Tonson 1761
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1761
Size
Small 4to.
Keywords
Plays,Beggar's,Opera
Bookseller catalogs
Music; Performing Arts - Theatre / Dance;

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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...

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