W. S. Gilbert
24 copies for sale · $20–$28,000 · 14 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Pygmalion and Galatea. An Entirely Original Mythological Comedy. In Three Acts (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$28,000
Bab Ballads; Much Sound and Little Sense with: More Bab Ballads (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$900
H. M. S. PINAFORE; and other plays (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$68
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD OR THE MERRYMAN AND HS MAOD (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
Ruddigore or the Witch's Curse - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
The Blue Hill Troupe Presents: The Gondoliers - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
The Blue Hill Troupe Ltd.: The Yeomen of the Guard - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
The Sorcerer - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
H. M. S. Pinafore Or, the Lass That Loved a Sailor An Entirely Original Nautical Comic Ope (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
Book and Lyrics of the Best-Known Gilbert & Sullivan Operas and The Bab Ballads (first edition) — Between the Covers$70
THE MIKADO — Rare Book Cellar$98
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD — Rare Book Cellar$98
Works on the market
THE BAB BALLADS3 copies · $20–$225
THE BEST KNOWN WORKS OF W.S. GILBERT3 copies · $20–$43
BOOK & LYRICS OF THE BEST KNOWN GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS2 copies · $47–$70
The Best Known Works Of W.S. Gilbert2 copies · $20
Foggerty's Fairy and Other Tales1 copy · $350
THE MIKADO1 copy · $98
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD1 copy · $98
H. M. S. PINAFORE; and other plays1 copy · $68
A Theatre Magazine Programme for the 1950 Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Season of The Mikado1 copy · A$60
GILBERT BEFORE SULLIVAN1 copy · $47
H. M. S. Pinafore Or, the Lass That Loved a Sailor An Entirely Original Nautical Comic Ope1 copy · $40
The Sorcerer - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $40
Market context
8 copies of W. S. Gilbert's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $147 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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