Polly: an opera. Being the second part of The beggar’s opera. Written

by Mr. Gay by John Gay

$250 · Offered by Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

London: printed for T. Thomson, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1729. 8vo. ix, 1 , 62 pages; 16 pages engraved music. Three-quarter red morocco, red cloth boards, all edges gilt, by Riviere. A fine copy, the joints lightly rubbed. Item #408956 Pirated edition published in the same year as the first, with p. 9, 44 lines; p. 21, 41 lines. For information on the various printings see ’Modern

• Binding: Leather

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