Sousa, John Philip. (1854-1932) The Bride-Elect. Comic Opera in Three Acts. SIGNEDPiano Vocal Score. 255 pp. Signed and inscribed by Sousa on the illustrated titlepage: "To Mrs. Dewey from John Philip Sousa 1904." From the estate of Mildred Dewey, wife of Admiral George Dewey. Spine heavily chipped and lacking front wrapper, internally fine and otherwise very good. A scarce copy of Sousa's operetta about June brides, which includes the popular Sextett, modeled on the operatic sextet from Donizetti's Lucia Di Lamermoor. Sousa later