Messiah. An oratorio. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. Set to musick by Mr. Handel

People / Organizations

• Charles Jennens (Author)
• John Watts ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London : Printed by and for J. Watts; and sold by him at the printing-office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: and by B. Dod at the Bible and Key in Ave-Mary-Lane near Stationers-Hall, [not before 1752]

Added name

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.

Publication year

1752

ESTC No.

T172119

Grub Street ID

209598

Description

16, [2] p. ; 4°.

Note

Vertical chainlines

The libretto only; the words selected from the Bible by Charles Jennens

With a final advertisement leaf headed "Books printed by and for J. Watts; ..."; the first item on the verso of the leaf was published in 1752.

Uncontrolled note

The undated imprint is similar to the 1749 edition's imprint; another undated edition with differently worded imprint is known