first edition
1734 · London
by FIELDING, Henry
London: J. watts, 1734. First edition. 8vo. Printed music in text to 15 songs. [16], 64 pp. Later drab wrappers; sporadic foxing First edition of Fielding's ballad opera, begun in 1728 while he was studying literature in Leiden and dedicated to the Earl of Chesterfield. A second edition was published in 1754; this first edition is uncommon on the market.REFERENCE: Cross, III, p. 298 (Inventory #: 100502)