The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

By Richard Wagner, Translated into English by Margaret Armour

WAGNER, Richard / RACKHAM, Arthur

DELUXE ISSUE IN PUBLISHER'S SPECIAL BINDING

RACKHAM, Arthur The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie By Richard Wagner, Translated into English by Margaret Armour

Heinemann, 1910.

First edition, deluxe issue. 4to. Bound in the publisher's special binding of full velvet suede yapp. Top edge gilt and silk page markers. Marbled endpapers. Thirty four colour plates mounted onto brown art paper and protected by tissue guards with printed captions. In addition to the colour plates are numerous line drawings in the text. A near fine example of this rare issue, not recorded in Riall. Suede in very good condition, spine slightly darkened and the base of the spine worn, and contents extremely fresh.

Wagner's epic tale of dwarves, Gods and heroes allowed Rackham the chance to draw on the German art which inspired him so greatly.

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