W S GILBERT / The Story of Mikado Signed

Description: The Story of Mikado Author: GILBERT, W.S. Title: The Story of Mikado Publication: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, n.y. Description: Hardcover. Illustrations by Alice B. Woodward. Small 4to. Blue cloth with yellow lettering and front board pictorial stamping. xi, 115pp. Color frontispiece, 5 full-page color plates, numerous line drawings, pictorial endpapers. Very good. Internally tight and fine, with only faint mild wear to binding. Daniel O'Connor published the first edition in London in 1921 (pictorial yellow cloth with dust jacket), while Knopf published the first American edition that same year. Offered here is a later printing of this U.S. edition, undated but likely of 1930s vintage. Gilbert's popular libretto to the 1885 comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan has been put in prose in this "Told By" rendition published a decade after Gilbert's death. This copy bears a choice and relevant autograph addition: In 1939 a full-length British musical comedy film version was released, and tipped to an inner flyleaf is a fine, heavy stock 5" X 7" black-and-white head-and-shoulders portrait of one of its stars. Popular singer and actor KENNY BAKER (1912-85) portrays Nanki-Poo, son of the Japanese emperor (the Mikado), who is ordered to marry Katisha but loves Yum-Yum. This early glamour portrait shows a dashing young Baker in tuxedo as he appeared in the 1930s, boldly inscribed and signed "Sincerely / Kenny Baker" across the white of his shirt and white lapel flower (though dark coat obscures a couple letters). A delightfully unusual copy. Seller ID: 50190 Subject: Books Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts deals in out-of-print and antiquarian books, autographs and historic documents, ephemera, maps and pre-1900 newspapers. We operated as an open shop from 1991-2014 in historic Galena, Illinois, and have transitioned to by appointment, mail order and book fairs. Member: ABAA, MWABA, The Manuscript Society. We take great pride in the quality of our stock and clean and cover all hardbound books in dust jacket sleeves or mylar. Every effort has been made to describe each item and any defects accurately. Terms & Shipping All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. In order for the shipping discount on combined purchases to be applied, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Books ship via USPS Media Mail with tracking. Expedited shipping via USPS Priority Mail can be requested. Please contact us for a quote before making your payment. Autographs, Maps and Ephemera always ship via USPS First Class or Priority. The default shipping charge is for Priority Flat Rate. For reduced shipping on very small items, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Large or heavy items may require that additional charges be invoiced separately. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING We ship internationally using eBay's International Shipping Program. Autographs Guarantee We are professional, full-time autograph dealers with nearly 30 years' experience buying and selling, authenticating and providing appraisal services. All autographs are guaranteed authentic without time limit to the original purchaser. William Butts, co-owner, apprenticed under a well-known Chicago dealer in the 1980s. For years he authored two columns in Autograph Collector magazine and after more than 25 years remains book reviewer for Manuscripts (quarterly journal of The Manuscript Society), in which capacity he stresses autograph education and reference works as the cornerstone of any serious dealer or collector. He has lectured on autograph authentication and contributes reviews and articles to publications such as Fine Books and Collections.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 114 USD

Location: Galena, Illinois

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