OR SHALL WE DIE? Words for an Oratorio Set to Music by Michael Berkeley.
Edition: First printing
London: Cape, 1983. Green cloth. 32 pp. Fine copy. The grey first issue jacket (non-pictorial) has a 1/4 inch very softly creased tear to top of front panel; soft crease (but no tear) to upper inner corner of rear panel; else fine, flap price intact. An edition of 2.5K copies. Rees A7a. There was no US edition. "Or Shall We Die? was commissioned from (the author) and Michael Berkeley by the London Symphony Orchestra Chorus. It was first performed at the Royal Symphony Hall on 6 February 1983 by Heather Harper (Soprano) and Stephen Roberts (Baritone) and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Richard Wilcox." Note: lighter parcel, any default postage rate may be reduced.