The Ring of the Niblung. A Trilogy with a Prelude by Richard Wagner. Translated into English by Margaret Armour. [Volume I, comprising The Prelude and The First Day of the Trilogy]: The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. [Volume II, comprising The Second Day of the Trilogy and The Third Day of the Trilogy]: Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods

[RACKHAM, Arthur] WAGNER, Richard

Published by William Heinemann, London, 1910

About this Item

London, William Heinemann, November 1910 (second impression)/ October 1910 (first thus) and 1911 (first thus). Quarto, two volumes, xii, 160 pages with numerous line illustrations plus 34 tipped-in colour plates (with captioned tissue-guards) and pictorial endpapers; and xii, 182 pages with numerous line illustrations plus 30 tipped-in colour plates (with captioned tissue-guards) and pictorial endpapers. All artwork is by Arthur Rackham. Gilt-pictorial tan buckram; top edges dyed brown; buckram flecked and a little sunned on the spines; acidic mounts for the colour plates uniformly tanned, with some offsetting on both sides; light scattered foxing; minimal signs of age and use (including tiny pencil check-marks on both plate lists); overall, an attractive matching set of volumes in excellent condition. [2 items].

Seller Inventory # 130812

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ring of the Niblung. A Trilogy with a Prelude by Richard Wagner. Translated into English by Margaret Armour. [Volume I, comprising The Prelude and The First Day of the Trilogy]: The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. [Volume II, comprising The Second Day of the Trilogy and The Third Day of the Trilogy]: Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods
• Publisher: William Heinemann, London
• Publication Date: 1910
• Condition: Very Good
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