Printed pages of the libretto detached and adhered to the pages of a larger format bespoke volume. Front cover blocked 'Prompt Book'. Detailed annotations throughout in black and red ink.
D'Oyly Carte: Prompt Book (The Pirates of Penzance)
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Printed pages of the libretto detached and adhered to the pages of a larger format bespoke volume. Front cover blocked 'Prompt Book'. Detailed annotations throughout in black and red ink. Incorporates at the beginning an autograph letter pasted-in (15 Oct 1940) from Charles Pool to 'Richard' re...
Printed pages of the libretto detached and adhered to the pages of a larger format bespoke volume. Front cover blocked 'Prompt Book'. Detailed annotations throughout in black and red ink.
Four annotated copies of re-bound libretto: 'Stage Manager' copy (ownership signature Peter Riley); copy used by Leslie Rands (including notes loosely inserted); copy with note in red ink at inside front cover ('Checked with piano music score' - 5 Sep 1962); copy with some red underlining (this ...