The Savoy Operas; Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas As Originally Produced in the Years 1875-1896
by Gilbert, W.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: MacMillan and Co 1932. (Hardcover) 698pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. The covers are lightly worn, there is a crack in the text block at p. 320, and a previous owner's name and bookplate on the front endpaper. Time Period 19th Century. (Poetry, Gilbert and Sullivan, Librettos, Music, Operas).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156386
- Title
- The Savoy Operas; Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas As Originally Produced in the Years 1875-1896
- Author
- Gilbert, W.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Poetry, Gilbert and Sullivan, Librettos, Music, Operas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Glossary
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...