W. S. Gilbert: Inscribed copy of Bab Ballads with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard

Title

W. S. Gilbert: Inscribed copy of Bab Ballads with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard

Description

Inscribed copy of W. S. Gilbert's collected verse, "The Bab Ballads with which are included Songs of a Savoyard." Gilbert inscribed the front endpaper with a five-line quotation from his song "The played-out humourist" beginning "I've come to the conclusion that my mine of jocularity...," signed and dated it "7 Nov 1900." "The played-out humourist" is a song from Gilbert and F. Osmond Carr's opera His Excellency. Book is also signed by the original owner, Brandon Thomas.

Creator

Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (writer)

Source

David & Annabelle Stone Gilbert & Sullivan Collection

Publisher

George Routledge & Sons, London

Date

1898

Contributor

Ballantyne, Hansen & Co. (printer)

Format

Book of poems and song lyrics

Identifier

1.4.9

Physical Dimensions

560 pages, in custom binding

Files

1.4.9.jpg

Citation

Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (writer), “W. S. Gilbert: Inscribed copy of Bab Ballads with Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard,” Gilbert & Sullivan 2017, accessed November 4, 2024, https://gilbertandsullivan2017.gmu.edu/items/show/704.

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