Vintage Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, Illustrated Hardcover, 1932
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Best Known Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, 90 years young, publisher: Halcyon House, Garden City NJ, illustrated, 232 pages, 8” by 5.5.”, fair book flap, book itself in good condition. : H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado and the Bab Ballads. Rare find.
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