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  • ... The beggar's opera, by John Gay ... faithfully marked with the stage business, and stage directions, as it is performed at the Theatres royal.

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    • London, Pub. for the Proprietors, by W. Simpkin and R. Marshall [etc.] 1818.
    • 1818
  • John Gay's singspiele; mit einleitung und anmerkungen; neu hrsg. von Gregor Sarrazin.

    • Text
    • Weimar, E. Felber, 1898.
    • 1898
  • To a lady on her passion for old china. London, Printed for J. Tonson, 1725. [Repr.

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    • Oxford, H. Milford, 1925]
    • 1925-1725
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KL (Gay, J. To a lady on her passion for old china)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Fables, by the late Mr. John Gay. In one volume complete with wood-engravings by Gillian Lewis Tyler.

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    • Barre, Mass., Printed for the members of Imprint Society, 1970.
    • 1970
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KP (Imprint, Barre) (Gay, J. Fables)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The shepherd's week, in six pastorals, by Mr. J. Gay. Edited by H.F.B. Brett-Smith.

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    • Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1924.
    • 1924
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KP (Shakespeare Head) (Gay, J. Shepherd's week)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The beggars' opera : a comic opera, in three acts / by John Gay ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical.

    • Text
    • London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [ca. 1827]
    • 1827
    • 1 Item
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    Text Arents BIP (Cumberlands 1825) 99-250 v. IIISchwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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  • Polly : an opera : being the second part of the Beggar's opera / written by Mr. Gay. The foreword by Oswald Doughty.

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    • London : Daniel O'Connor, 1922.
    • 1922
    • 1 Item
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    Text *MZ (Pepusch, J. C. Polly)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The beggar's opera. A satirical opera in three acts, with the music of the principal airs.

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    • London, The Music Publishing Co. [18--?]
    • 18
    • 1 Item
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    Text *MZ (Gay) (Gay, J. Beggar's opera. London (20 p.))Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The beggar's opera / written by Mr. Gay ; to which is prefixed the musick to each song.

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    • London : W. Heinemann, 1922.
    • 1922
    • 1 Item
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  • The distress'd wife. A comedy. By the late Mr. Gay ...

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    • London, Printed for Thomas Astley, 1743.
    • 1743
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KC 1743 (Gay, J. Distress'd wife)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The beggar's opera, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Gay ...

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    • London, Printed for J. Watts, 1733.
    • 1733
  • The beggar's opera : an opera / by John Gay ; as performed by the Pyne and Harrison Troupe at the Boston theatre.

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    • Boston : Eastburn's Press, 1854.
    • 1854
    • 2 Items
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  • Achilles : an opera, as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden / written by the late Mr. Gay ; with the musick prefix'd to each song.

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    • London : Printed for J. Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court, near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, MDCCXXXIII [1733].
    • 1733
    • 4 Items
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    Text *KC p.v. 17Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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    Text Drexel 5673Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The beggar's opera. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Gay ... To which is added, the musick engrav'd in copper plates.

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    • London, Printed for J. Watts, 1728.
    • 1728
    • 1 Item
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    Text Drexel 5674-5674.4Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The shepherd's week. In six pastorals. By Mr. J. Gay ...

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    • London, Printed for J. Tonson, 1728.
    • 1728
    • 1 Item
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    Text Drexel 5676-5676.3Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Fables. By Mr. Gay.

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    • London, Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1727-38.
    • 1727-1738
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KC 1727 (Gay, J. Fables) Library has: v. 1Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The beggar's opera. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Gay ... To which is added, the musick engrav'd on copper-plates.

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    • London, J. Watts, 1728.
    • 1728
    • 1 Item
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  • Three hours after marriage. A comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal.

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    • London, Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1717.
    • 1717
  • Fables by the late Mr. Gay. In one volume complete.

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    • Philadelphia, Printed for Mathew Carey, 1794.
    • 1794
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KD 1794 (Gay, J. Fables)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The beggar's opera. A comic opera. By John Gay. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane ...

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    • Dublin, Printed by Graisberry and Campbell, for William Jones, 1791.
    • 1791
    • 1 Item
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  • The beggar's opera; / by John Gay. With prefatory remarks. The only edition existing which is faithfully marked with the stage business, and stage directions, as it is performed at the Theatres Royal. By W. Oxberry, comedian..

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    • London: : Published for the proprietors, by W. Simpkin, and R. Marshall, Stationer's Court, Ludgate-street, and C. Chapple, 59, Pall-mall., 1821..
    • 1821
    • 1 Item
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    Text NCOF (Gay, J. Beggar's opera 1821 London)Offsite

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  • The beggar's opera. Originally written by John Gay and adapted, with additional scenes, by Arnold Bennett & Nigel Playfair.

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    • [New York, 1920]
    • 1920
    • 1 Item
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  • The fables of J.G., with biographical and critical introduction and bibliographical appendix [microform] Edited by W.H.K. Wright.

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    • London, F. Warne & Co., 1889.
    • 1889
    • 1 Item
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    Text *Z-1328Offsite
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  • The Mohocks. A tragi-comical farce. As it was acted near the Watch-house in Covent-Garden. By Her Majesty's servants.

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    • London, B. Lintott, 1712.
    • 1712
    • 1 Item
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    Text *C p.v. 662 27 titlesSchwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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  • Wine. a poem ... To which is added Old England's new triumph: or, The battel of Audenard. A song.

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    • London: Printed by H. Hills, 1708.
    • 1708
  • Three hours after marriage [microform] : A comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal.

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    • London: : Printed for Bernard Lintot ..., 1717.
    • 1717
    • 1 Item
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    Text (S) *Z-1895 no. 1-9Offsite
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  • Fab'lz, bi Jon Ga. In tu parts ...

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    • Lundun, F. Pitman, 1849.
    • 1849
  • The beggars' opera; a comic opera in three acts. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, to which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business, as now performed at the Theatres royal London [microform]

    • Text
    • London, J. Cumberland [1829?]
    • 1829
  • Three hours after marriage [by] John Gay, Alexander Pope [and] John Arbuthnot. Edited, with an introd., by John Harrington Smith.

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    • Los Angeles, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, 1961.
    • 1961-1758
    • 1 Item
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    Text NAC (Augustan reprint society. Publications. no. 91-92) v. 91-99 (1961-62)Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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  • Fables / by John Gay : with upwards of one hundred embellishments.

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    • London : Printed for J. Booker [and five others], 1828.
    • 1828
    • 1 Item
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    Text Pforz (Gay, J./Fables) 1828Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319

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  • The shepherd's week, in six pastorals.

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    • London : Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-Head over-against Katherine-street in the Strand, 1721.
    • 1721
    • 1 Item
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    Text Rare Books 02-568Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The captives, a tragedy : as it is acted at the Theatre-royal in Drury Lane by His Majesty's servants.

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    • London : Printed for J. Tonson at Shakespear's-Head in the Strand, 1724.
    • 1724
    • 1 Item
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    Text Rare Books 02-569Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The beggar's opera [sound recording] / with new settings of the airs and additional music by Frederic Austin.

    • Audio
    • [United States] : London, [1962]
    • 1962
    • 1 Item
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    Audio *LZR 30599 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Fables / by the late Mr. Gay ; volume the second.

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    • London : Printed for J. and P. Knapton, ... and T. Cox, ..., 1742.
    • 1742
    • 1 Item
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    Text Berg Coll Gay F23 1742Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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  • The poetical, dramatic, and miscellaneous works of John Gay.

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    • New York : AMS Press, [1970]
    • 1970-1795
    • 6 Items

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    Text JFD 05-6782 v. 6Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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  • The beggar's opera: typescript.

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    • 1 Item
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    Text RM 3091 Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • The beggar's opera: typescript.

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  • The fables of John Gay illustrated [electronic resource] / With an original memoir, introduction, and annotations, by Octavius Freire Owen ... With one hundred and twenty-six drawings by William Harvey, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

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    • London, G. Routledge & Co., 1857.
    • 1857
    • 1 Resource

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  • The beggars' opera : a comic opera, in three acts / by John Gay ; printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical.

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    • London : John Cumberland, 19, Ludgate Hill, [ca. 1827]
    • 1827
  • Fables / by John Gay, with a life of the author and embellished with seventy plates.

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    • London : Printed for John Stockdale, 1793.
    • 1793
    • 1 Item

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    Text Spencer Coll. Eng. 1793Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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  • The beggar's opera / John Gay ; edited by Vivien Jones and David Lindley.

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    • London : Methuen Drama, 2010.
    • 2010
    • 1 Item
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    Text JMD 10-353Offsite
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  • Fables / by John Gay ; with a life of the author ; and embellished with a plate to each fable.

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    • London : Printed by Darton & Harvey for F. & C. Rivington, B B. White, T. Longman, B. Law & Son, G.G. & J. Robinson, T. Cadell, S. Bladon, R. Baldwin, J. Sewell, J. Johnson, H.L. Gardner, J. Bew, W. Goldsmith, J. Murray, W. Lowndes. J. Scatchered & Co. G. & T. Wilkie, & E. Newbery, 1793.
    • 1793
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KH 1793 Gay 11-56Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Fables / by John Gay ; in one volume complete.

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    • Havant : Printed by Henry Skelton, 1816.
    • 1816
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KH 1816 Gay 11-403Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The poetical works of John Gay : including his fables : in three volumes : with the life of the author, from the royal quarto edition of 1720.

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    • Edinburg : At the Apollo Press, by the Martins, anno 1777.
    • 1777
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KH 1777 Gay 11-402 v. 2Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • The Mohocks [electronic resource] : a tragi-comical farce : as it was acted near the Watch-house in Covent-Garden / by Her Majesty's servants ...

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    • London : B. Lintott, 1712.
    • 1712
    • 1 Resource

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  • Gay's chair [electronic resource] : poems, never before printed / written by John Gay ; with a sketch of his life, from the mss. of the Rev. Joseph Baller, his nephew ; edited by Henry Lee ; to which are added, two new tales ; The world ; And, Gossip, by the editor.

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    • London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820
    • 1820
    • 1 Resource

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  • The beggar's opera [electronic resource] : a comic opera / by John Gay ; adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane ; regulated from the prompt-book, by permission of the managers.

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    • London : Printed for the proprietors, under the direction of John Bell ; Strand : British Library, 1791.
    • 1791
    • 1 Resource

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  • Achilles. [electronic resource] : An opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. Written by the late Mr. Gay.

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    • [Dublin] : London: printed. Dublin, re-printed, by and for George Faulkner, 1733.
    • 1733
    • 1 Resource

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  • Fables. [electronic resource] : By the late Mr. Gay. Volume the second.

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    • Dublin : printed for William Wilson, in Dame-Street, MDCCLXXII. [1772]
    • 1772
    • 1 Resource

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  • The mad dog, a tale. By H---------- J--------- Esq [electronic resource].

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    • London : printed for A. Moore, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1730.
    • 1730
    • 1 Resource

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