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GAY, John; LYDIS, Mariette (illustrator); HERBERT, A. P. (preface).

The Beggar's Opera.

The Beggar's Opera.

Stock Code 119665

Paris, The Limited Editions Club, 1937

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A smartly printed edition of John Gay's long lived The Beggar's Opera, signed by illustrator Mariette Lydis.

Signed limited edition, no. 535 of 1500; tall 4to (35 x 25 cm); signed to limitation page by illustrator, illustrated with 15 lithographs by Mariette Lydis; publisher's blind stamped cloth, gilt lettered motif to boards, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt and others uncut, a fine copy; 122, [2] pp.

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