Verdi, Giuseppe — Aïda; Opera in Four Acts

New York, G. Schirmer, 1925. Libretto by A. Ghislanzoni. [ix] 310p, b/w front. port. music, original green cloth, quarto format, ex libris copy of June Nelson. SIGNED pencilled drawing on the upper margin of the t.p. by Harry Horner, stage designer for the 1962 World's Fair production of the work in Seatlle. His drawing depicts a harassed director, with Horner's pencilled note: "I wish Verdi would never have composed this. Seattle 1962 with gratitude, Harry Horner." (possibly a reference to the extreme budget deficit for the Seatlle opera, which the 1962 production caused). .