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The Beggar's Opera
Illustrated by: Mariette Lydis (Austrian, 1890–1970)
Author: John Gay (English, 1685–1732)
Publisher: The Limited Editions Club, New York
Printer: Mourlot frères, Paris
Printer: Audin & Cie. (French, 20th century)
Author: John Gay (English, 1685–1732)
Publisher: The Limited Editions Club, New York
Printer: Mourlot frères, Paris
Printer: Audin & Cie. (French, 20th century)
1937
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 15 lithographs
Dimensions
Overall: 34.9 x 25 x 2.3 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number37.525
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
[New York] The Limited Editions Club, 1937
Description([New York] The Limited Editions Club, 1937) Folio; [11 ff.] pp. 27-121 [1 f.], plus 15 plates; original publisher's gilt-stamped blue cloth, light tan board slipcase.
No. 1155 from an edition total of 1500. Although printed in France, it was published by the Limited Editions Club in New York. Mourlot printed the lithographs; Audin & Cie (Count Giuseppe Govone) printed the text. There is also a preface by A. P. Herbert.
No. 1155 from an edition total of 1500. Although printed in France, it was published by the Limited Editions Club in New York. Mourlot printed the lithographs; Audin & Cie (Count Giuseppe Govone) printed the text. There is also a preface by A. P. Herbert.
Signed
Graphite below colophon: "Mariette Lydis"
Provenance1937, sold by Weyhe Gallery, New York, to the MFA for $15. (Accession Date: August 12, 1937)