The Poetical, Dramatic, and Miscellaneous Works of John Gay : Volume the Fourth Containing Plays [Vol. 4, IV, Four]: THE CAPTIVES, A TRAGEDY; THE BEGGAR'S OPERA; POLLY, AN OPERA; ACHILLES, AN OPERA; THE DISTRESS'D WIFE, A COMEDY; THE REHEARSAL AT GOATHAM

Gay, John; (Biographical and Critical Preface by Dr. Samuel Johnson)

Published by AMS Press, New York, 1970

About this Item

New York: AMS Press, 1970. 5" wide by 7" tall. Light soil else Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Square and tight. Reprinted from a copy of the 1795 edition (London: Edward Jeffery) in the Harvard College Library. Volume 4 only (of 6), complete in itself, containing the following plays: THE CAPTIVES, A TRAGEDY; THE BEGGAR'S OPERA; POLLY, AN OPERA; ACHILLES, AN OPERA; THE DISTRESS'D WIFE, A COMEDY; THE REHEARSAL AT GOATHAM. . Reprint of the 1795 edition, London. Hardcover. Publisher's red cloth/No dust jacket. 359pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Poetical, Dramatic, and Miscellaneous Works of John Gay : Volume the Fourth Containing Plays [Vol. 4, IV, Four]: THE CAPTIVES, A TRAGEDY; THE BEGGAR'S OPERA; POLLY, AN OPERA; ACHILLES, AN OPERA; THE DISTRESS'D WIFE, A COMEDY; THE REHEARSAL AT GOATHAM
• Publisher: AMS Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1970
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint of the 1795 edition, London.
• Condition: Publisher's red cloth
• Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Samuel Johnson / James Boswell
  • Poetry / Poets
  • Literature / Literary Biography / Criticism