Calista : an opera : as it was designed to have been perform'd at one of the theatres. Dedicated to her Grace the Dutchess of Queensbury and Dover.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for C. Davies, and sold by the booksellers in town and country,
1731.
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| Item Description: | Signatures: A-I⁴. Without the music. A satire on contemporary scandals, in the form of the libretto for a ballad-opera. Has sometimes been attributed to John Gay (see ESTC). A satire on contemporary scandals, in the form of the libretto for a ballad-opera. Founded on a scandalous affair between Lady Catherine Abergavenny and Richard Lyddel. Colonel Francis Charteris and probably Beau Nash are also portrayed. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | 12 unnumbered pages, 60 pages ; 20 cm (octavo) |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London. |