Stewart Browne : Madame Butterfly. 76 x 51cms (30 x 20 inches). Tears, losses, hole in title, remains of label top right hand corner. c.1901. John Luther Long's story was adapted for the stage and opened with great success in New York in 1900. It quickly crossed the Atlantic and was seen in London by Puccini. His operatic version was first performed in 1904.

£100