London: Printed for Bernard Lintott (1716). First edition. One of 250 large paper copies printed, with a vignette title and 3 engraved vignette head-pieces; with the engraved head-piece on p. 1 (the "Street Scene") and elaborate engraved ornaments at the beginning of Book II (p. 21) and Book III (p. 53). In small paper copies, these are printer's ornaments. Rothschild 914. Hayward 142 (but see Rothschild's note: no final blank called for). Foxon G82. "Gay's best remembered poem, at once the finest mock-georgic in English and without question the greatest poem on London life in English literature (Irving)". - Vinton Dearing, Introduction to John Gay: Poetry and Prose (Oxford University Press, 1974). 8vo, full contemporary calf, covers ruled in gilt with small leaf ornaments in each corner, gilt lines across spine, raised bands, gilt ornament in each panel, red morocco gilt tooled spine label. A beautiful copy, as fine as one could ever hope to find, preserved in a half-morocco slipcase.