Jarrolds London undated G (no dj, ribbed red cloth with bright gilt titles on spine and black titles and ruled black border front board, this is a very good sound copy but one small white stain front board, slight fading to edges of boards, medium browning to free endpapers, brown speckling outside page and a little gentle foxing to some pages which are otherwise unmarked, binding firm, bookplate of Sir Charles Herbert Smith on front fixed endpaper and his signature in pencil on pre-title page) 12mo 191pp. First edition. Autobiography and reminiscences of a legendary Gilbert and Sullivan performer, also with the stories of the operas, a Savoyard bibliography, and list of London productions of Savoy Operas up to January 1909. Foreword by Rupert D'Oyly Carte. Colour frontispiece and several b/w plates. The frontispiece is SIGNED by the author.

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Bookseller: lobstabooks (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 55117
Title: THE SECRETS OF A SAVOYARD
Author: Henry A Lytton:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jarrolds London undated
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