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Sheet music with illustrated cover in brown featuring five characters from The Chieftain in two vignettes.

Sheet music with illustrated cover in brown and green tones featuring five characters from Haddon Hall in two vignettes.

Souvenir marking the 100th performance of Arthur Sullivan's grand opera Ivanhoe (words by Julian Sturgis) at the Royal English Opera, 25 May 1891, written by Lewis Hind, with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen, Herbert Railton, John Jellicoe, and…

Program for the farcical comedy Tom Cobb by W. S. Gilbert and the "musical folly" The Zoo by "Bolton Rowe" [real name B. C. Stephenson] and Arthur Sullivan at St. James's Theatre, London. The program also included Charles Selby's Farce The Dancing…

Program with lyrics for The Contrabandista; or, The Law of the Ladrones (music by Arthur Sullivan, words by F. C. Burnand) at St. George's Opera House, London. The program also includes Ching-Chow-Hi, an operatic extravaganza (by Offenbach).

Autograph letter concerning the terms for the first professional production of Cox and Box. It ultimately took place at Reed's Gallery of Illustration on 29 March 1869.

Cast of the first public performance of Cox and Box; or the Long Lost Brothers, at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Performance was part of a benefit program in aid of the widow and children of Punch artist C. H. Bennett.

Portrait photograph of W. S. Gilbert by Alfred Ellis, London. Matted and framed, signed on the image by Gilbert.

Portrait photograph of W. S. Gilbert, in dark suit, by Elliott & Fry, London. Mount is marked "'Mr. W. S. Gilbert."

First edition of W. S. Gilbert's Songs of a Savoyard, inscribed on front title by Gilbert (to actress Agnes Wyatt) "With the author's kind regard and sincere thanks. Graemes Dyke, Harrow Weald, 30th Oct 1890." Dedicated to Sir Arthur Sullivan.