1910 1st US ed Richard Wagner Rhinegold Valkyrie Ring of Niblung Rackham ART



“Joy is not in things; it is in us”

― Richard Wagner



Richard Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (or “The Ring of the Niblung”, WWV 86) was a landmark work in the history of music. It was a collection of four large-scale operas that created a ‘cycle’ of works which would in-turn be called the “Ring Cycle”. The story loosely follows characters of Norse mythology and was a major influence in J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.



This fine, first-American edition was illustrated by the famous Arthur Rackham. This book contains two movements of the work – “The Rhinegold”, and “The Valkyrie” (The others being “Siegfried” and “The Twilight of the Gods”). The color illustrations are classic Rackham style and feature trolls, beasts, magic spells, and more in a very dark, and sinister fantasy style. In fact, these illustrations are often collected, printed, and sold as a collection of prints without the text!



Item number: #12505

Price: $499



WAGNER, Richard



The Ring of the Niblung: The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie



New York: Doubleday, Page, & Co., 1910. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

viii, 341, [3]

26 color plates

References: Latimere and Haskell, pp. 37-38. Riall, p. 103.

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~ 10in X 7.5in (25.5cm x 19cm)



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