Published by London: Hinrichsen Edition, 1956
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good. First edition thus. Signed and dedicated by Geoffrey Handley-Taylor to Nancy Price, CBE, on the flyleaf. This copy is also signed by a Jonathan Field underneath the above, with a loosely inserted note from him to later owner of the book. Hardcover book . Black cloth with gilt titles and pictorial dustjacket. Partly paginated. With b&w illustrations throughout, showing images of and relating to the Beggar's Opera and John Gay, including some modern actors; with some musical extracts in text. Very Good in Good jacket, now in clear sleeve. Foxed prelims, tanned and spotted closed edges. Jacket tanned to margins, small loss to spine head, and tears to top edges; part of title underlined in red ink. Pictures available.
Published by Hinrichsen, London & New York, 1956
Seller: Reifsnyder Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Signed
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 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. Signed by Author(s).
Published by London-New York, Hinrichsen Edition Limited, 1956
Seller: Antiquariat Liber Antiqua, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Signed
gebundene Ausgabe. illustrated, about 180 pages ohne Schutzumschlag, Einband schwarz, abgegriffen, verunreinigt, Kanten und Ecken bestossen, Seiten leicht gebräunt, mit Privatwidmung durch den Autor, eher guter Zustand Sprache: Englisch.