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Presenting a fabulous first edition book, namely, The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie Illustrated by A Rackham First Edition.
The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Translated by Margaret Armour.
Published in London by William Heinemann and in New York by Doubleday-Pace & Co in 1910.
Contains 34 illustrations by Rackham.
The Ring of The Niblung.
Good to fair condition. The blue cloth cover and gold leaf lettering is still fairly sharp despite some fading with age. Same with the lettering on the spine. Some fraying on the edges. Some minor foxing but not significant. Some pages loose or torn from the spine but still intact.
Has a couple of additional ‘original’ extras from the original owner(s)….. it has some dried flowers inside the cover and with one of the interior illustrations. Has the original gift card where it was presented by the “Hay Family’ and it has a Western Union Telegraph Sheet.
This is a rare book !!
Das Rheingold (pronunciation (help·info); The Rhinegold), WWV 86A, is the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner‘s Der Ring des Nibelungen, (English: The Ring of the Nibelung). It was performed, as a single opera, at the National Theatre Munich on 22 September 1869, and received its first performance as part of the Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, on 13 August 1876.
- Creator:Wagner (Author)
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
- Style:Bohemian (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Paper,Engraved
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- Date of Manufacture:1910
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Good to fair original condition.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3978123957302
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