Gilbert & Sullivan by Robin Wilson & Frederic Lloyd
Gilbert & Sullivan (First Edition in Original Dust Jacket)
The Official Illustrated Chronicle of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and the Savoy Operas
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Gilbert & Sullivan: The Official D'Oyly Carte Picture History
- Authors: Robin Wilson & Frederic Lloyd
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Publication Date: 1984
- ISBN-10: 0394541138
- Edition Details: First Edition (US), printed in Great Britain.
- Binding: Publisher's dark brown cloth boards in the original illustrated dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large, heavily illustrated quarto-size volume, with black-and-white and colour photographs, posters, programmes and caricatures.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The dark brown cloth boards are clean and square, with no visible damage apart from a couple of tiny pale specks to the front board. The spine and corners are square. The edges of the text block are slightly toned.
- Interior: The pages are clean, with no foxing or marks, and the binding is tight. The page edges are lightly toned. There are no ex-library marks.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The jacket is bright and clean with no visible tears, and is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York in 1984, Gilbert & Sullivan: The Official D'Oyly Carte Picture History is a lavishly illustrated celebration of the Savoy Operas as staged by the D'Oyly Carte company. The company performed Gilbert and Sullivan for 107 years, from 1875 until its closure in February 1982.
The book follows the twelve major operas as they were produced over the years. It draws on theatre posters, cartoons, programmes, review clippings and photographs of performers and productions, with captions describing the operas and seasons.
Compiled by Robin Wilson with Frederic Lloyd, for three decades the company's General Manager, it is an official record of one of the great institutions of British musical theatre. It will appeal to collectors of theatre history and to devotees of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Author Profile: Robin Wilson & Frederic Lloyd
Robin J. Wilson, born in 1943, is an English mathematician known for his work on graph theory and the four colour problem, and the author of Four Colors Suffice. He also has a strong interest in music, including the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Frederic Lloyd (1918-1995) was an English theatre manager and OBE. He served as General Manager of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1951 until its closure in 1982, and collaborated with Wilson on this official history of the company.
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