The Savoy Operas

Language: English

Published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1939

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**The Savoy Operas – W. S. Gilbert – Macmillan 1939 – Decorative Gilt Hardback** Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, 1939. March 1939 reprint of the edition first published in January 1926. Hardback bound in original dark blue cloth, with elaborate gilt lettering and ornamental decoration to the spine, blind-stamped decoration to the front board. No dust jacket. No ISBN. Full title: *The Savoy Operas: Being the Complete Text of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas as Originally Produced in the Years 1875–1896.* A collection of the librettos of the celebrated Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, including *H.M.S. Pinafore*, *The Pirates of Penzance*, *Patience*, *Iolanthe*, *Princess Ida*, *The Mikado*, *Ruddigore*, *The Yeomen of the Guard* and *The Gondoliers*, among others. **Condition: Good.** Original dark blue cloth boards showing rubbing, fading, surface marks and minor edge and corner wear. Gilt spine decoration and lettering remain attractive and legible, with some wear at the head and foot. Photographed interior pages are clean and readable, with moderate age-related toning. There is a visible opening along the inner hinge near the title page, suggesting possible weakening of the front hinge; binding security has not been confirmed. Rear board, completeness and remaining pages have not been fully inspected. No dust jacket. Please see photographs. An attractive vintage edition of the Gilbert and Sullivan librettos, of interest to collectors of British musical theatre, operetta and decorative Macmillan bindings.…

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Title
The Savoy Operas
Author
Sir W. S. Gilbert
Publisher
Macmillan and Co. Ltd
Publication year
1939
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English

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Based in Maidstone, Kent, The Treetops Bookshop has a fabulous collection of secondhand titles across the genres. We specialise in literature, fiction, travel, nature and biography. We sell and purchase books from notable writers, stories of intrigue and of specialist interest. All of our titles are clean, unmarked and well looked after. And we pride ourselves in making sure our titles reach you in a fast, efficient and safe way. The Treetops Bookshop is run by Tom Idle, a writer, journalist and book publisher. He writes about sustainability, climate change and social change. He publishes family travel guides with Little Legs Publishing (www.little-legs.com). His vast collection of books, accumulated over the past 30 years, reflects his interests and passion for nature, travel, ideas and the very best fiction.…

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