The Gilbert & Sullivan Book -
Leslie Baily
1952 - Cassell & Company, London - First Edition
The history of the great musical duo of William Schwenck Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan, from their beginnings to the final Fin de Siècle plays, in a superb theatrically styled binding by Bayntun of Bath.
Profusely illustrated throughout with ten colour plates and over 400 illustrations in the text.
For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury,
Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century;
But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very model of a modern Major-GINeral! Quarto (binding size 25x19.3cm), pp. [4] xiv 443 [3] [4]. Errata slip before page v. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in full red crushed morocco, spine with gilt lettering, compartments with floral borders and stage motifs, panels with twin gilt filet borders enclosing central vignette of theatrical motifs, intricate inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, original dust jacket bound in at the rear. Condition: Near fine, some scattered foxing to upper edges of plates, in fine binding. Ref: 112582 Price: HK$ 5,000
Profusely illustrated throughout with ten colour plates and over 400 illustrations in the text.
For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury,
Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century;
But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very model of a modern Major-GINeral! Quarto (binding size 25x19.3cm), pp. [4] xiv 443 [3] [4]. Errata slip before page v. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in full red crushed morocco, spine with gilt lettering, compartments with floral borders and stage motifs, panels with twin gilt filet borders enclosing central vignette of theatrical motifs, intricate inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, original dust jacket bound in at the rear. Condition: Near fine, some scattered foxing to upper edges of plates, in fine binding. Ref: 112582 Price: HK$ 5,000