Book and Lyrics of the Best-Known Gilbert & Sullivan Operas and the Bab Ballads: Pinafore, Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Bab Ballads
by Gilbert, W. S
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: De Luxe Editions / Three Sirens Press. Very Good. 1932. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hard Cover. Gray textured boards with purple backstrip and gilt titles to cover and spine. Frontis facsimile of H. M. S. Pinafore New York opening advertisement, and with Sir William Gilbert's own illustrations throughout. ; Tight binding, clean pages. Slight tanning to text block edges and very mild sunning to spine, otherwise an excellent copy. No dustjacket. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. ; 8vo; 232 pages .
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- Eliabooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11163
- Title
- Book and Lyrics of the Best-Known Gilbert & Sullivan Operas and the Bab Ballads: Pinafore, Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Bab Ballads
- Author
- Gilbert, W. S
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- De Luxe Editions / Three Sirens Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
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- First Edition
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- Facsimile
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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