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Catalogue 23

GILBERT & SULLIVAN

AND OTHER VICTORIAN ENTERTAINMENTS
ORDERS
Orders can be made by e-mail to [email protected] or post to The
Bibliomaniacs, c/o Anthony Zhang, Papplewick, Ascot, as well as in person. Orders
will be prioritised strictly by time of receipt. Books remain the property of the Bib-
liomaniacs until the full amount is paid.

SUPPLY AND RETURN

Books reserved will be posted the day after full payment is processed. The Pap-
plewick Bibliomaniacs have the right to withdraw books from sale without any giv-
en reason. Sales are non-refundable, unless the book is proved to be otherwise as
described. The code name for this catalogue is Pirates, thus Pirates 3, would mean
“please reserve for me item 3 from the Gilbert and Sullivan catalogue”.
DELIVERY OF GOODS
Books should preferably be collected in person at a time
mutually agreed. Postage and packing will be at cost.

PAYMENT
Goods should preferably be paid for by bank transfer with details provided
with invoice. Personal UK cheques made out to Jonathan Cooper will also
be accepted. Proceeds will benefit the Bibliomaniac Society. The Biblioma-
niacs support the Woodland Trust and are trustees of three quarters of an
acre of Bisham Woods, Berkshire. They also raise money for the Oxford
Children’s Hospice.

The Bibliomaniacs are the youngest

antiquarian booksellers in the world. We meet
every Thursday to discuss recent book sales, and
to discover more about the history of literature,
books and printing. The Bibliomaniacs feel
honoured to have been elected members of the
PBFA in 2016, and have exhibited at the London
International Premier Book Fair in 2016, 2017,
2018 and 2019.

SENIOR COMMITTEE Anthony Zhang, Sebastian Cunningham-Day, Frazer Fielding, Jake Merritt,
Henri Lhomond, Loïc Du Roy De Blicquy, Peter-Rhys Kika, Jonathan Cooper

HONORARY BIBLIOMANIACS Michael Meredith (Roxburghe Club), Brian Alderson (Children’s

Book History Society), Marc and Marcia Harrison (PBFA), Lucas Marsden-Smedley, Katia Haddad,
Anthony West (compiler of census of Shakespeare First Folios), Rachel Cunningham-Day.

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1. Blashfield, John. The Pir ates of Penzance. Thomas Nelson, [date not
found]. 30 pp., with drawings by Anne and Janet Grahame Johnstone,
black hardback, with white lettering. Picture of ‘The Pirate King’ on front
middle cover. This book has numerous great illustrations and story telling
of the story, and is very engaging as well.
£12.00 SOLD

2. Cellier, François. and

Bridgeman, Cunningham.
Gilbert, Sullivan, And
D’Oyly Carte. Sir Isaac Pit-
man & Sons. 1914. 443 pp.
Green cloth, with one gold
border around front cover,
with gold lettering to spine
and front cover, as well as a
(symbol of something) in the
middle of the front cover.
Pages lightly foxed, spine
bent in at both top and bot-
tom. 63 portrait and other
illustrations and 6 facsimile letters contained within it, including a portrait
of Sir William Gilbert as the frontispiece. Sticker of ‘Foyles’ on first page,
as well as some writing from ‘20/9/14’. This is the copy on the right. Very
Good condition
£10.00

3. A second copy of the same book above. Sir Isaac Pitm an and Sons.
1914. 443 pp. Green cloth, indented lettering with no colour to front cover,
gold lettering to spine. (Symbol of something) to middle front cover. Spine
faded. Marks on front and rear boards, as well as spine. Pages very lightly
foxed. Also has 63 portrait and other illustrations and 6 facsimile letters
contained within it. Good condition.
£6.00

4. Cox-Ife, William. The Elements of Conducting. John Bak er, L on-

don, 1964. 211 x 141 mm. 299 pp. With a foreword by Sir Adrian Boult.
Dust Jacket. Black cloth, with gold lettering to the spine. Badge of the
publisher on the bottom of the spine, in gold. Very Good condition. Quite
rare thus. £4.00

5. Davidson, Gladys. Stor ies fr om Gilber t & Sullivan. W erner L aurie,

London. 224 x 145 mm. 299 pp. Dust jacket. Blue cloth, with slightly faded
gold lettering to the spine. Spine slightly bent in at bottom. Good condi-
tion.
£6.00

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6. Dunhill, F. Thomas. Sullivan’s Comic Operas. Edward A rnold & Co,
1928. 213 x 137 mm. 268 pp, 12 pages of advertisements from the publish-
er. Blue cloth, with gold lettering to both front board and spine. Spine very
faded, board borders sunned, boards faded, spine very sunned.
£5.00

7. Ffinch, Michael. Gilber t and Sullivan. W eidenfeld and Nicolson, L on-

don, 1993 244 x 162 mm. 294 pp. Red cloth with gold lettering to the spine.
Dust Jacket, with a portrait of Gilbert and Sullivan on it. Very good condi-
tion.

A rather controversial book among G and S fans when it came out.

£7.50

8. Findon B.W. Sir Ar thur Sullivan. Jam es Nisbert and co L T D. 1st edi-
tion 1904 214pp 131x190mm bound in green cloth with gold lettering to
cover and spine. Slight damage to corners and spine, light foxing light
markings to cover and back.

Written not long after Sullivan’s death by a great admirer.

£4.00

9. Gatliff Evelyn, The Savoy Stories. P.R Stevenson, 1935, 1st edition ,
bound in blue cloth, blue writing to cover and spine, 17 illustrations and
pictures 162pp 128x136mm. Heavy sunning on spine, light foxing, marks
on cover and back, light sunning on front.

Very nice period-style illustrations throughout.

£3.00

10. Gilbert, W.S. Savoyar d Scr apbook. A selection of songs fr om the

D’Oyly Carte operas illustrated by Jennetta Vise. Herbert Joseph limited,
1947. 1st edition Dust jacket. Bound in red cloth on red boards. 21 illustra-
tions. Black writing to spine 160pp 129x191mm. Good condition. Damaged
corners of dust jacket, light foxing.

A fun post-war box of delights. Fun illustrations (see p. 2)

£4.00

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11. Gilbert, W. S. and Arthur Sullivan. Poor Wand’ring
One, Song, in the Comic Opera The Pirates of Penzance.
Chappell, [1904], 305 x 247mm., 8pp. plus wrappers, spine
taped, edges ragged with small tears.
Provenance: Elgar & Co., piano sellers, High Street, Worces-
ter. The future composer, Edward Elgar, as a young man, was
an apprentice in this shop. This was all well before the printing
of this particular copy of Poor W and’ring One, but 1904 was
auspicious for Elgar as it was in this year that he was knighted
A very rare survival. An individual song from The Pirates of
Penzance designed for performance in a domestic environment
or in small-scale amateur concerts. Most of such items were
ultimately worn out and discarded. Some were bound up into
volumes of miscellaneous songs but Gilbert and Sullivan
items, always popular, rarely made it so far.
£10.00 SOLD
12. Gilbert, W. S. and Arthur Sullivan. The Pir ates of
Penzance. 2x, MUSICAL RECORDS. Made by the DEC-
CA company in association with the D’Oyly Carte compa-
ny[1950]. 33 1/2 RPM long playing. Cover slightly dam-
aged at corner. A classic recording from 1949 with Martyn
Green as The Major General and Darrell Fancourt as The
Pirate King. For the set. £5.00

13. Goodman, Andrew. Gilber t and Sullivan's London.

Faber and Faber, 2000. Bound in purple card illustrations
to front board and white lettering to cover, illustration to
cover and photograph to back. Very good condition, scuf-
fling on cover 189x245mm 153 photos throughout the book
including letters and art. Inside book contain many pieces
of newspaper cuttings about Gilbert and Sullivan predating
the book. £6.00

14. Haining, Peter. The Lost Stor ies of W.S.Gilber t.

Robson books, 1982. 219 x 141 mm, 255 pp. Honey col-
oured boards, with gold lettering to spine. Dust Jacket, with
black and white illustration to front. 1st edition. V ery slightly
marked pages. Near fine condition.
£5.00
15. Lamb, Andrew. Gilber t and Sullivan and the Gaiety.
The Chesham Press Ltd, London, published by the Oxford Uni-
versity Press, December 1971. 248 x 168 mm. This is from a
Musical Times edition from 1971. Paperback. 103pp. Some
pages slightly bent. Good condition . Interesting article.
£4.00

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16. Mander, Raymond & Mitchenson, Joe. Gilber t
and Sullivan, A Picture History. V ista books, 1962.
159pp, 210 x 285mm, Pink dust jacket. 1st edition.
Black cloth with gold writing to spine and cover. Slight
scratching to cover. Very good condition.
A very nice, and, at the time, very expensive, book.

£4.50
17. Songs Printed by E.A scherberg & Co, L ondon,
[1890s]. 332 x 250 mm, 78pp. Red boards, with a roan
spine. Gold lettering to spine, spine has a hole missing
from it. Boards marked. Pages dusted.
A collection of numerous Victorian songs in sheet mu-
sic form. Numbers include ‘The Perfect Life’ and
‘Fiona’. Good condition. Attractive volume.
£6.50 SOLD
18. Taylor, Ian. The Gilber t
and Sullivan Quiz Book.
Willliam Luscombe LTD,
1974, first edition 16 illustra-
tions 92pp 132x206mm
bound in red cloth with gold
writing to spine. Dust Jacket.
Light wear to jacket but oth-
erwise excellent.
£8.50 SOLD

19. Walbrook, H.M. Giber t &

Sullivan Opera. F.V .W hite & Co
Ltd, London, 1922. 154pp., 169
x 107 mm. With a foreword by
Sir Henry Smith. Bound in red cloth, with gold lettering to
front board and spine, illustrations to spine and front board.
Spine sunned, front cover slightly marked. 5 illustrations,
with portraits of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan on frontis-
piece. £6.50

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20. Searle Ronald (illustrator). Dick Deadeye. J onathan Cape 1975, fir st edition White har dback illustr ations
on every page 72pp. 223x161mm. Light damage to bottom of spine. Very good condition.
A truly wacky and surreal romp through the world of Gilbert and Sullivan which includes a lengthy parody of the
Major General’s Song. £5.00
21. Wells W.J. Souvenir of Sir Ar thur Sullivan. Goer ge Newnes, 1901, Fir st Edition 48 illustr ation 104pp no
dust jacket 210x267mm. Bound in red cloth with gold lettering to spine and cover, knocking to spine and corners,
light foxing. Some parts of the binding worn partially. Fair condition but a very rare book,. £10.00
22. Van Der Kiste, John. Gilber t and Sullivan’s Christmas. Sutton Publishing, 2000, 51 illustrations, 150pp.,
132x240mm. Dust jacket. Bound in navy blue cloth with gold lettering to spine. Near mint. £4.00
23. Wren, Gayden. A Most Ingenious Par adox. Oxford University Press, 2001. 1st edition, 396 pp. 242 x 159
mm. Plum boards, with gold lettering to the spine. Dust Jacket, with illustration to front of dust jacket. Near mint
condition, with only some slight marks to the pages. £5.00

24. Wilde, Oscar. Ar t and Decor ation. M ethuen and Co L td, 1920. 1st edition, 205pp. 275 x 115 mm. gr een
cloth with gold lettering to spine, indented writing to front cover. Good condition. First collection of various of
Wilde’s writings. £5.00
25. Wyndham, Henry Saxe. Ar thur Seymour Sullivan (1842–1900). Harper & Brothers, New York and London,
1926. 194 x 130 mm, 276 pp. Dark green boards, with gold lettering to spine. V ery faded lettering, slightly marked
boards. Pages foxed. Very Good condition. £4.00
26. Young, M. Percy. Sir Ar thur Sullivan. J.M Dent and sons, 1971, 1st edition 22 illustr ations 304pp.
158x240mm Dust jacket. Black cloth on boards with gold writing to spine. Dust jacket. Heavily sunned all over dust
jacket but inner book unaffected. £4.00

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 A RARE ORIGINAL ADVERTISINBG POSTER
27. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Stafford & Co., [1920s], single pr inted sheet c. 760 x 510mm. in excel-
lent condition, framed and glazed.
A fine example of what is known as a “stock poster”. For the most popular G & S operas, Stafford produced one or
two images which could then be printed upon again by different amateur companies giving details of their specific
productions. This is the finer of the two images from Pirates with an evocative image of the Sergeant of Police with
“danger near” in the forms of the Pirate King and Samuel.
Please Note. Due to the current location of this poster it will only be available for collection after the end of term.
Also, it is far too heavy to post so must be collected
£150.00