Shelfmark
Lpp.3.05
Author
Title
The beggar's opera : with the overture in score, the songs, and the basses, engraved on copper plates / as written by Mr. Gay; (the overture and basses composed by Dr. Pepusch).
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for W. Strahan, T. Lowndes, T. Caslon, W. Nicoll,S. Bladon and G. Kearsly, MDCCLXXVII [1777].
Physical description
viii, 48, 46p ; 27cm.
Note
Includes a table of the songs.
Note
Engraving on title-page.
Note
Paper has horizontal chain lines.
Citation/references note
ESTC no: T13790
Additional physical form available
Microfilm: Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1997 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 9761, no.09) ; electronic reproduction: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Provenance
Booklabel with ms. inscription: "Rackley Library, Eton College".
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "Montague Rhodes James, from W. H. D. Boyle - Dec. 6th 1884".
Binding
19th century brown calf with triple gilt filleting and decorative gilt rolls to make a boarder ; brown leather title label with gilt lettering [?]from previous binding pasted onto front board ; marbled endpapers.
Added entry--name
James, M.R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862 - 1936 (Montague Rhodes) former owner.
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Strahan, William, 1715 - 1785 bookseller.
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Kearsley, George, ? - d. 1790 printer.
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Lowndes, Thomas, 1719 - 1784 printer, bookseller.
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Caslon, Thomas, ? - d. 1783 bookseller.
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Nicoll, William bookseller.
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Bladon, Samuel, ? - -1799 bookseller.
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Boyle, W. H. D. inscriber.
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Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B24804