Choix de petites pieces du théatre anglois, traduites des originaux

First edition of this translation by Claude Pierre Patu. Attribution according to Barbier.
Contemporary full glazed blonde calf binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title-label. Light rubbing. Fine copy, very fresh. The first volume brings together 4 plays by Robert Dodsley: The Toy Shop, satirical comedy, 1735; The King and the Miller of Mansfield, 1736, farce; The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green, and The Devil to Pay. The second volume contains three plays by John Gay, including the famous The Beggar's Opera, 1728 (which Berthold Brecht would later adapt as The Threepenny Opera), What D'ye Call It? and Tragi-comi-pastoral. Gay's plays are preceded by his introductions and prefaces. This editorial project was intended for the knowledge of English comedy.