A new ballad, inscrib'd to Polly Peachum. To the tune of Pretty parrot say. By the author of Leheup's ballad

People / Organizations

• Author of Leheup's Ballad. (Author)
• A. Moore (pseud.) ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for A. Moore, and sold at the pamphlet-shops in London and Westminster, [1728] The second edition.; ..

Publication year

1728

ESTC No.

N5337

Grub Street ID

37294

Description

8p. ; 2°.

Note

Sometimes attributed to Nicholas Amhurst

A satire on Lavinia Fenton (who played Polly in 'The beggars' opera')

The bookseller's name in the imprint is fictitious.

Uncontrolled note

See Treadwell, M.: 'Of false and misleading imprints'. In: 'Fakes and frauds', 1989, pp. 41-43