The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie / by Richard Wagner ; with illustrations by Arthur Rackham ; translated by Margaret Armour.
Alternate Title(s):
Rhinegold and the Valkyrie
Published / Created:
London : William Heinemann ; 1910.New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910.
Physical Description:
ix, 159, [1] p., [34] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsML50.W34 R45 1910Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Creighton Gilbert, Yale MA (HON.) 1981
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
With a preliminary half-title leaf. Half-title leaf reads: Ring of the Niblung, a trilogy with a prelude by Richard Wagner. Translated into English by Margaret Armour. Prelude: The Rhinegold. First day of the trilogy: The Valkyrie. Second day of the trilogy: Siegfried. Third day of the trilogy: The twilight of the gods.Printed by Ballantyne & Company Ltd., Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London.Color plates mounted on heavy paper accompanied by guardsheets with descriptive letterpress.A translation into English from the original German.Illustrated preliminary and rear end papers. Signed: Arthur Rackham.Engraved vignette on t.p.T.p. printed in gold and black ink.Gettings, F. Arthur Rackham, p. 177Hamilton, J. Arthur Rackham, p. 188NSTC, O787687BAC: British Art Center copy is second impression, Noverber 1910.
Subject Terms:
Operas -- Librettos. | Heinemann, William -- Publisher. | Ballantyne & Company Ltd. -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Photomechanical prints -- 1910.
Contributors:
Armour, Margaret, tr. | Rackham, Arthur, 1867–1939, ill. | Wagner, Richard, 1813–1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre (Libretto). English.