TOM JONES,
LYRIC COMEDY
IN THREE ACTS,
Imitated from the English novel by Mr. FIELDING,
BY MR. POINSINET,
Music by Mr. A. D. PHILIDOR.
"Twenty times upon the anvil, return your Work."
Boil. Art. Poët. original: "Boileau, Art Poétique"<
Performed before Their Majesties at Versailles by the King's Ordinary Italian Comedians, March 30th; in Paris, for the first time, February 27th, 1765, and returned to the Stage on January 30th, 1766.
NEW EDITION.
The price is 30 sols including the music.
A decorative printer's mark consisting of a royal crown atop an oval medallion containing a profile portrait, flanked by ornate leafy flourishes and scrollwork.
IN PARIS,
At the widow DUCHESNE'S, Bookseller, St. Jacques Street, below the St. Benoît Fountain, at the Temple of Taste.
M. DCC. LXX. 1770<
With Approval & Privilege of the King.