GAY, John.—Plays written by Mr John Gay, viz. The Captives, a tragedy. The Beggar's Opera. Polly, or the Second Part of the Beggar's Opera. Achilles, an opera. The Distress'd Wife, a comedy. The Rehearsal at Gotham, a farce. To which is prefixed an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. London: Printed for W. Strahan . . . MDCCLXXII. 12mo, calf, gilt back.
Second edition. Portrait, with quotation from Martial beneath it.
GAY, John.—The Miscellaneous Works of Mr John Gay. London. Printed for John Bell . . . MDCCLXXIII. 12mo, six volumes, sprinkled calf, gilt back, yellow edges, by Bedford.
Frontispiece engraved by Fourdrinier, portrait, etc. Sub-titles as follows:
Vol. I. Poems on Several Occasions. By Mr. John Gay, Lintot and Tonson, 1753.
II. The same, 1752.
IV. Plays written by Mr. John Gay. Life and a portrait. W. Strahan &c., 1772.
VI. Fables by the late Mr. Gay: 56 illustrations, W. Strahan, 1772.
GAY, John.—Gay's Chair. Poems, never before printed, written by John Gay, author of the Beggar's Opera, Fables, &c. with a sketch of his life, from the MSS. of the Rev. Joseph Baller his nephew. Edited by Henry Lee, author of Poetic Impressions, Caleb Quotem, &c. To which are added Two New Tales, the World, and Gossip, by the editor. London: Longman, . . . 1820. Small 8vo, red levant morocco, gilt back and sides, gilt top, uncut edges, by Bedford.
The original MS. of Baller's Life of Gay, and the commission as Lieutenant of Gay's elder brother Jonathan (signed by the Duke of Marlborough), are inserted in this volume, also MSS. of "The Maid's Petition" and "Answer to a Predestinarian," the former said to be in the handwriting of Gay.