Die Fledermaus [Piano-vocal score]

Leipzig: Aug. Cranz [PN F.S. No. 23422], 1900. Large octavo. Original publisher's dark ivory wrappers with titling within decorative blue border. 1f. (recto series title, verso blank), [1] (contents) 2-168 pp. With publisher's catalogue of "Opern und Operetten" to verso of lower wrapper. Edition Cranz No. 583.

Wrappers worn and soiled; minor edge tears and creases; spine reinforced with tape; verso of upper with tape repair. Minor internal wear. "Over the next quarter of a century [from 1885] a further 14 operettas and even a grand opera (Ritter Pásmán, 1892) cemented Strauss's position as the leading light in 'Silver Age' Viennese operetta, though even in the composer's lifetime only three of these found international success: Die Fledermaus (1874), Eine Nacht in Venedig (1883) and Der Zigeunerbaron." Peter Kemp in Grove Music Online.