SKU: B-000024

The Beggar's Opera

Author: John Gay

Special Features: Slipcase, Reproduction of the 1729 edition

Condition: In good to very good condition. The slipcase is scuffed, scratched, and worn. The Book itself is in very good condition. Clean and tidy pages. No writing. No dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Classics Poetry & Drama

Theatre John Gay 18th Century Literature

John Gay’s satirical ballad opera The Beggar’s Opera springs to life in this 1961 Argonaut Books hardcover, a meticulous reproduction of the landmark 1729 edition that helped reshape English theatre.

Housed in a protective slipcase, the book itself remains crisp: pages are clean, binding tight, and no prior owner has left marks or dog-ears. Only the slipcase bears the gentle scars of time—light scuffs and scratches that hint at decades of careful shelf life.

Collectors of antiquarian performing-arts texts will appreciate the faithful typography and period layout, while drama enthusiasts can rediscover the witty political barbs that made Gay’s work an enduring classic. A smoke-free, well-preserved copy ready for immediate enjoyment or display.

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