The Ring of the Niblung: The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie; Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods (2 volumes)
- Hardcover
- New York: Abaris Books, 1976
New York: Abaris Books, 1976. Reissue. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 159; 182pp. Small quarto [24 cm] Aquamarine blue cloth over boards with gilt stamping. Illustrated endpapers. Extremities subtly rubbed and bumped. Very minor lean to the spines. In dust jackets, with prominent rubbing to the rear panels, slight discoloration to the spines, and a bit of light dampstaining along the bottom edge, on the reverse. With illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of The Ring of Niblung by Richard Wagner first appeared in 1910 and 1911. An instant success, these two volumes have been sought out ever since by collectors, many of whom are of the opinion that these illustrations are the finest that Rackham produced during his long and prolific career.
Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of The Ring of Niblung by Richard Wagner first appeared in 1910 and 1911. An instant success, these two volumes have been sought out ever since by collectors, many of whom are of the opinion that these illustrations are the finest that Rackham produced during his long and prolific career.