First edition. Octavo. 82 pages. Wrappers with flaps. The libretto is dramatised from the book by W.M. Thackeray. Lyrics by Hilaire Belloc, Clifford Bax and John Arthington.Loosely inserted is the programme (printed folded sheet), dated New Year's Day, 1926, for an amateur performance with a cast of various members of the Thackeray, Ritchie, McCarthy and Cornish families. Also included is an Autograph Letter Signed by a member of the Ritchie family and dated 23 Feb. 26: about 250 words to a Mr Johnson mostly devoted to an explanation of the familial links of the performers.Some spotting to edges. Signs of damp to spine and edges of covers. Very good. Very scarce.

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Title: The Rose and the Ring. A Light Opera in a Prologue and Two Acts.
Publisher: Chapman and Hall, London.
Publication Date: 1928
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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