Gypsy : a musical fable / music by Jule Styne ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Arthur Laurents ; suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, 2008.

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Gypsy : a musical fable / music by Jule Styne ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Arthur Laurents ; suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, 2008.

Typescript, dated Jan. 18, 2008.

[1], 128 leaves ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8036452

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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