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RHINEGOLD & THE VALKYRIE
by Wagner, Richard; Rackham, Arthur
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good plus.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: Heinemann & Doubleday, 1910. Very good plus.. Signed limited edition, one of 1150 numbered copies (this one of 150 for the US market) signed by Rackham, of the first volume in Rackham's version of Wagner's Ring Cycle. An ambitious and radical opera based on Norse mythology, Wagner's Ring Cycle captured the imagination of Europe from its first performance in 1876. Rackham's rich and brooding interpretations of Wagner's masterwork were beloved by the likes of C.S. Lewis, who called them "the very music made visible." Although already established as an illustrator of classic fairytales and books for children, Rackham designed this work for a mature audience; among the illustrations are a number of graceful female nudes. A lovely, clean copy. 11'' x 9''. Original full gilt-stamped vellum, renewed silk ties. Illustrated by Rackham with 34 magnificent tipped-in color plates and 14 black-and-white images. Typical offsetting to leaves facing brown heavy stock paper. Some rubbing on spine else a beautiful copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16519
- Title
- RHINEGOLD & THE VALKYRIE
- Author
- Wagner, Richard; Rackham, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heinemann & Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Limited Edition,20th century,American,Germany,Mythology & Folklore,Golden Age,Music
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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