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The Savoy Operas; Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875 - 1896

The Savoy Operas; Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875 - 1896

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The Savoy Operas; Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875 - 1896

by Gilbert, Sir W. S

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Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1932. Reprint. Hardcover (Illustrated Cloth). Good Condition/Poor. Illustrated title page. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed illustration to the front panel and gilt coloured titles and decoration to the backstrip. Gilt to the top text edge. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for the underlying board. Blue coloured title and illustration. Title says it all. Rubbing of the backstrip corners and of the book corners. Some flecking of the lower edge of the front panel. Light tanning and even lighter foxing of the textblock edges. A little offset tanning and faint foxing to the end pages with previous owners name to the top edge of the free front end page. Age toning of the pages. The dustwrapper is in disrepair – please see photograph. The backstrip is completely missing. The front fold over crease is only held together by approximately 1.5" at the top area and the front panel is torn, creased with a piece missing to the left-hand edge of the panel. Insect activity can also be seen; there is browning and handling marks also present along with some foxing to the fold over crease. The rear panel is chipped, torn at the top edge and the panel shows quite marked browning along with some handling marks. The fold over crease has split in places and there is foxing also present. There is browning and foxing to the verso of what is left of the dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is in disrepair – please see photograph. The backstrip is completely missing. The front fold over crease is only held together by approximately 1.5" at the top area and the front panel is torn, creased with a piece missing to the left-hand edge of the panel. Insect activity can also be seen; there is browning and handling marks also present along with some foxing to the fold over crease. The rear panel is chipped, torn at the top edge and the panel shows quite marked browning along with some handling marks. The fold over crease is split in places and there is foxing also present. There is browning and foxing to the verso of what is left of the dustwrapper. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). [4], V, [1] 698, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; Illustrated; Opera; Music; Inventory No: 0129433. .

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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
0129433
Title
The Savoy Operas; Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875 - 1896
Author
Gilbert, Sir W. S
Format/Binding
Hardcover (Illustrated Cloth)
Book Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Poor
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Reprint
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Macmillan and Co., Limited
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1932
Keywords
BZDB2 Sir W. S. Gilbert -- Plays -- Musical -- Playscript, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera – 1875 - 1896 Theatre & Plays; Illustrated; Opera; Music; Unbranded Gilbert, Sir W. S. The Savoy Operas; Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sul
Bookseller catalogs
Illustrated; Music; Opera;

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Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Dustwrapper
Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Offset
A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

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