Item #438565 The first night Gilbert and Sullivan : containing complete librettos of the fourteen operas, exactly as presented at their première performances / edited, with a prologue and copious descriptive particulars, by Reginald Allen ; and a foreword by Bridget D'Oyly Carte ; illustrated with contemporary drawings. Arthur Sullivan.

The first night Gilbert and Sullivan : containing complete librettos of the fourteen operas, exactly as presented at their première performances / edited, with a prologue and copious descriptive particulars, by Reginald Allen ; and a foreword by Bridget D'Oyly Carte ; illustrated with contemporary drawings

1975, Revised Edition. London : Chappell. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #438565
ISBN: 0903443104

Physical description; xxi, 465 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references: p.462-465. Contents; Thespis -- Trial by jury -- The sorcerer -- H.M.S. Pinafore -- The pirates of Penzance -- Patience -- Iolanthe -- Princess Ida -- The Mikado -- Ruddigore -- The yeomen of the guard -- The gondoliers -- Utopia, limited -- The grand duke. Subjects; Operas ; Librettos. Operettas in English Sullivan, Sir Arthur Librettos. Operettas in English Librettos.

Price: €30.00

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