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

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. .