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23683London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1913. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Deluxe limited edition signed by the illustrator. Publisher's original vellum-covered boards with titles and illustrations in gilt to the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Lavishly and profusely illustrated with 8 mounted colour plates colour lithographs and black and white line drawings throughout by Willy Pogany with some of the text and drawings being accented with brown blue and green. A near fine copy the binding firm the boards only very slightly bowed. The contents with very faint spotting to the prelims are otherwise entirely complete and clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original illustrated box which is worn at the edges with one side of the bottom half split at the corners. A beautiful scarce edition. This deluxe issue was issued in a limited edition of 525 copies this example numbered 16 and signed by Willy Pogany in black in on the limitation page. Pogany's stunning Art Nouveau-tinged illustrations breathe life into Wagner's opera which is based on the German Arthurian legend of the knight Lohengrin son of of Percival who rode a boat drawn by swans to rescue a lady. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1913 hardcover
3607As new. Each volume signed by the artist Centipede Press hardcover
187518437Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne April 1875. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Götterdämmerung. Vollständiger Klavierauszug von Karl Klindworth. Folio. Lithographed throughout. PN 21500. 1f. general title "Der Ring des Nibelungen" 1f. title 1f. half-title 1 cast list and contents 2-357 i blank pp. Inscribed on the title page by cellist and composer David Popper as follows: "Der unsterblichen / Muse Richard Wagner / kunstbegeisterten / Förderer durch Wort / und Schrift von / seinem ihn herzlich / .David Poper / Wien 6. Mai 1875 / III. Wagnerkonzert in Wien" "The immortal muse of Richard Wagner / his art-loving supporter through written/ and spoken word/ warmly / David Popper / Vienna 6 May 1875 / 3. Wagner concert in Vienna".   Contemporary black cloth boards quarter brown leather. Generally in fine internal condition throughout with a few light pencil markings one leaf p. 11/12 with two significant tears; spine covering largely perished boards separating from the block rear board barely holding on. Fuld p. 465; Deathridge Geck and Voss WWV p. 402; Klein p. 51. <br>The present historic copy was inscribed on the occasion of Wagner's conducting portions of Götterdämmerung in concert in Vienna in advance of the the complete opera's Bayreuth premiere in 1876. The publication of this piano vocal score preceded the full score by over a year and the general title page on which Popper has inscribed as well as the half title are common to the full scores of all four Ring operas. As with Siegfried and Parsifal Schott's first edition of Götterdämmerung was issued in lithographed form with only a few mainly presentation copies being issued directly from the engraved plates. <br>One of the most influential cellists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Popper was a student of Julius Goltermann and at age 25 secured the position of principal in the Vienna Hofoper and the Vienna PO the youngest player to hold such a post and later joined the Hellmesberger Quartet. He was in friendly contact with Franz Liszt whose pupil pianist Sophie Menter became Popper's first wife in 1872. This marriage which produced in 1876 a daughter Celeste ended after fourteen years although during that time the couple appeared in countless joint recitals. His acquaintance with Liszt led Popper also to Richard Wagner and in 1873 he became a co-founder of the first ever official Wagner Society the Viennese Wagner-Verband. In 1886 his marriage dissolved Popper was appointed by Liszt as professor at the National Hungarian Royal Acadamy of Music where he established the cello and chamber music divisions. He remained until his death having also served as a member of the Hubay Quartet. A cellist of superior technique and a warm powerful tone Popper was a champion of new music and the composer of more than 75 works mostly for his own instrument. His most important contribution is certainly the Hohe Schule des Violoncello-Spiels a set of 40 studies that examine the positions of the left hand within a highly chromatic Wagner-influenced setting. <br style="">Götterdämmerung is the fourth opera in the Ring cycle. Excerpts were first performed in a concert at the Musikverein in Vienna on March 25 1875; the entire work was first performed as part of the Ring cycle at Bayreuth on August 17 1876. "The final opera of the Ring. provides an appropriately weighty conclusion to the epic cycle. 26 years elapsed from the time Wagner made his first prose draft for the work then called Siegfrieds Tod to the completion of the full score with inevitable consequences in terms of stylistic unity. Retrogressive elements of grand opera exist side by side with motivic integration representative of Wagner's most mature style. And yet the stylistic integrity of Götterdämmerung is scarcely compromised so skillfully are the disparate elements welded together and so intense the dramaturgical conviction. The resources and stamina demanded by the work from both singers and orchestra combined with its sheer length and theatrical potency make it one of the most daunting yet rewarding undertakings in the operatic repertory." Grove Music Online<br style=""><br style=""> B. Schott's Söhne hardcover books
201535955Lakewood CO: Centipede Press 2015. Limited editions and first hardcover editions of the short story volumes. Fine books in fine dust jackets in a cloth covered slipcase. Note: heavy set extra postage required. 35955. Octavo 5 volumes cloth with artwork inset to front covers. One of 300 numbered sets signed by the artists; Tom Kidd Patrick J. Jones Bram 'Boco' Sels Les Edwards and Grant Griffin in their respective volumes. Facsimile signature of Karl Edward Wagner. This is set number 1. This set features Kane an immortal warrior anti-hero in the tradition of Conan. "Kane is further distinguished from his barbarian brethren by his intelligence introspection and humor" - The Encyclopedia of Fantasy online. The first three volumes are novels the last two are short fiction now in chronological order along with fragments and poetry. Centipede Press unknown
198774333Gallery. New. 1987. Paperback. 0933699050 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English. 56 pp. With 42 ills. 7 col. . 19 x 26 cm. Gallery paperback
192031732London / New York: William Heinemann / Doubleday Page & Co. 1920; circa 1920. 2 volumes. First Edition new impression of each volume illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a total of 64 tipped-in colour plates and numerous decorations in line all by Arthur Rackham. 4to handsomely bound by Bayntun Riviere of Bath in uniform three-quarter navy morocco over blue cloth-covered boards the corner-pieces and backs trimmed in gilt the spines with tall raised bands gilt decorated between compartments attractively framed in gilt two compartments gilt lettered marbled endpapers t.e.g. 160; 182 pp. A very handsome set the bindings are in excellent condition strong and sturdy and near as pristine the text-block clean and completely free of foxing or spotting the plates are all present and vivid bright and clean Vol. II with the Ring of the Niblung general title and the Siegfried half-title but bound without the 'Siegfried' title-page. A VERY HANDSOMELY BOUND SET WITH THE IMPORTANT RACKHAM ILLUSTRATIONS TO WAGNER'S RING CYCLE. It is obvious at first glance that Rackham was deeply and personally inspired by Wagner’s great mythic theme. His illustrations emerge from each page with dramatic force and stirring emotion. The Rhinegold illustrations were a grand achievement in the continuing evolution of the artist’s style. Unlike many of his other books his Wagnerian illustrations were not geared to a child audience. He wrote to a twelve year old fan “I am very glad you like my illustrations. I am rather afraid that the books of mine that are coming out this year and next which illustrate Wagner’s great Music-stories the ‘Ring of the Nibelungs’ are not very well suited for those lucky people who haven’t yet finished the delightful adventure of growing up but soon perhaps you will know and be fond of Wagner’s music and writings and then you may like these drawings of mine as well as the others.â€-from Derek Hudson.<br> The artist invites us intimately into the heroic realm of the Norse Myths with his seemingly inexhaustible creative imagination. We sense a timeless serenity and repose in his “Freia the fair one†and are swept into the charged drama as “Fasolt suddenly seizes Freia and drags her to one side with Fafner.†We enter the mystical realm of heavenly despair in “The Gods grow wan and aged at the loss of Freia†and cringe at the gnarled suffering we witness in “Mime howling.†And how can we ever forget the haunting portrait of the horde of enslaved “Nibelungs laden with gold and silver treasure†as with tortured anguished faces they hoist their bounty The range of human and heroic emotion conveyed within these 64 extraordinary illustrations graphically invokes the genius of Wagner’s literary masterpiece and demonstrates once again Rackham’s preeminence in the realm of illustration. William Heinemann / Doubleday, Page & Co. hardcover
46400756, Paris, Plon, 1911-1912; 3 vol. grand in-8, demi-maroquin havane, coins, nerfs et caissons à froid, têtes dorées. (Canape). EDITION ORIGINALE en français. L'autobiographie de Richard Wagner parut en Allemagne sous le titre Mein Leben entre 1870 et 1874. Elle embrasse la période qui va de 1813 à 1864. L'originale allemande fut imprimée à compte d'auteur et tirée seulement à 18 exemplaires ( à Bâle) et cela uniquement pour éviter une éventuelle perte de manuscrit. L'éditeur dut s'engager à garder le secret. L'ouvrage, conservé par la famille ne fut rendu public qu'après la mort du génie, selon sa volonté, par égard pour les personnes vivantes citées dans le livre. Outre son grand intérêt biographique, ce récit présente de grandes qualités littéraires, et par son style et par la description d'une des périodes les plus agitées de la vie artistique allemande. UN DES 25 EXEMPLAIRE SUR ARCHES ( seuls grands papiers avec 3 ex. sur Chine et 3 sur Japon).- Il est très bien relié par Canape, et d'une absolue fraîcheur.
53560Centipede Press: Lakewood CO 2015. First edition & 1st printing. Hardcover. Heroic Fantasy series featuring Kane. Five volumes: BLOODSTONE illustrated by Patrick J. Jones 1st published as a Warner paperback original in 1975 DARK CRUSADE illustrated by Tom Kidd 1st published as a Warner paperback original in 1976 DARKNESS WEAVES illustrated by Boco published as a Warner paperback original in 1978 DEATH ANGEL'S SHADOW illustrated by Les Edwards 1st published as a Warner paperback original in 1973 and NIGHT WINDS illustrated by Grant Griffin 1st published as a Warner paperback original in 1978. First hardcover edition of all five volumes. LIMITED EDITION: ''This Signed Edition is a Contributor's Copy.This Is Copy Number XV11'' printed on limitation page at rear of all five volumes each volume signed by the respective artist and with a facsimile of Karl Edward Wagner's signature. A fine set in fine dustjackets and slipcase as new. Centipede Press: Lakewood, CO hardcover
78730Paris Hachette 1910-1911. 4° X 158 S. 2 Bl. 34 farb. mont. Taf.; 5 Bl. 185 S.1 Bl. 30 farb. mont. Taf. Orig.-Pergament mit vergoldeter Deckelillustration Kopfgoldschnitt Schliessbänder fehlen min angeschmutzt. Innen sehr wenig stockfleckig - insgesamt sehr schönes Exemplar. Text franz. - Bd. I: Nr. 39 von 300 Exemplaren. Bd. II: Nr. 52 von 350 Exemplaren. Beide auf papier vélin gedruckt. Bd. II von Rackham im Impressum signiert.- Der Ring des Nibelungen ist ein aus vier Teilen bestehender Opernzyklus von Richard Wagner zu dem er den Text schrieb die Musik komponierte und detaillierte szenische Anweisungen vorgab. Die Tetralogie gilt als Wagnersches opus summum: An diesem Hauptwerk hat Wagner mit Unterbrechungen von 1848 bis 1874 gearbeitet. Mit einer Aufführungsdauer von etwa 16 Stunden ein Vorabend und drei Tage einer Orchesterbesetzung von über 100 Musikern u. a. 6 Harfen und 4 Tenor- bzw. Basstuben die Wagner speziell anfertigen ließ und mit 34 Solisten plus Männer- und Frauenchor ist es eines der umfangreichsten musikalischen Bühnenwerke überhaupt. Unter der Leitung des Komponisten wurde die gesamte Tetralogie auch kurz Der Ring genannt im August 1876 erstmals im Bayreuther Festspielhaus aufgeführt. Die musikalische Leitung hatte Hans Richter. Das Werk wird aber auch als Trilogie bezeichnet weil in dieser Sichtweise nur die Festspieltage zählen. 010 Paris, Hachette, 1910-1911 unknown
2022130397Hirmer Verlag. New. 2022. Hardcover. 3777431680 . IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - - with a bonus offer-- . Hirmer Verlag hardcover
2019C129678Hirmer Publishers. As New. 2019. Hardcover. 3777431672 . - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened. Catalogue Raisonné Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonnee uvre Oeuvre Complete Works One 1 -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details; 13.0 X 11.1 X 1.5 inches; 496 pages . Hirmer Publishers hardcover
20053223Oxford: University Press 2005. First Edition. COMPLETE SET of all 6 vols. comprising more than 2965 pages sic! printed in two- and three-columes. Original publisher's blue cloth some scuffing to cloth covers ISBN stickers on lower right corner of back covers. Vertical creasing on half title of volume III occasional signs of use / thumbsoiling but overall the contents are clean fresh and unspoiled. NOT ex-library! Complete sets are rare in private ownership; only two complete set have appeared action and this was one of them -- the other one sold at Swann in 2013.<br/><br/>"Bod-Inc" as it is affectionately -- and reverentially -- known is so epic that it scarcely warrants any discussion whatsoever. Suffice it to say that more than 5600 incunables are EXHAUSTIVELY described with detailed listings of the contents of EACH EDITION. Arranged alphabetically the aims of Bod-Inc are summarized in the catalogue's introduction:<br/><br/>"The main aim of the catalogue has been from the outset to combine information about the individual copies in the collections of the Bodleian Library their bindings their provenance manuscript notes and other signs of use with a detailed analysis of the contents of each edition locating all texts in each edition identifying their authors and giving references to modern editions of each text where they exist. It is not the aim of the catalogue to replicate typographical information which is already available in one of the other detailed incunable catalogues such as GW BMC or Polain."<br/><br/>The sixth volume contains an indispensible 102-page "Index of Provenances Owners and Donors" pp. 2833-2935. Printed in 3 columns there must be 4000 names listed herein.<br/><br/>The Bodleian Library Bod-Inc database is NOT condusive to browsing and thus the user cannot experience the luxurious joy of bibliographic discovery namely browsing through the Bodleian's incunabula for months and years.<br/><br/>MUST BE SEEN TO BE FULLY APPRECIATED. University Press unknown books
2011301378Kerber February 2011. Hardcover. Fine. A Fine copy probably unread. Virtually As New. Kerber hardcover
1923244673Munich: Three Masks 1923. Limited. hardcover. very good. Facsimile edition of the autographed full score of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. 354pp. folio flexible boards dust wrapper; spine ends chipped some edgewear. Munich: Three Masks 1923. An internally fine copy in a slightly worn binding. Number 368 of 410 copies<br/><br/> Three Masks unknown books
1923244673Munich: Three Masks 1923. Limited. hardcover. very good. Facsimile edition of the autographed full score of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. 354pp. folio flexible boards dust wrapper; spine ends chipped some edgewear. Munich: Three Masks 1923. An internally fine copy in a slightly worn binding. Number 368 of 410 copies<br/> <br/> Three Masks unknown
albee1c1bd78922eb7eWagner N.P. Tales of Kota-Murlyka. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Vagner N.P. Skazki Kota-Murlyki. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).With drawings: M.O. Mikeshin Baron M.P. Claudt V.I. Yakobiy V.A. Vasnetsov M.A. Zichi I.I. Shishkin A.I. Kuindzhi We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbee1c1bd78922eb7e
19502402120078xbvk12 Seiten (21,5 x 14 cm) auf 3 gefalteten Doppelblättern; SEHR GUT ERHALTEN. - Fritz Brandt - seinerzeit jüngstes Mitglied der bedeutendsten deutschen Bühnentechniker-Famile des 19. Jahrunderts - war des öfteren Gast der Wagners in Tribschen und Bayre ~.
0097-00Leipzig Wigand 1859 ff. 5. Jg. 1859 - 68. Jg. 1922. In zusammen 93 Bdn. gr.-8°. Mit zahlr. Holzschnitten. HLdr.-Bde. d. Zt. m. Rückengoldprägung. Titelbll. gestemp. Dabei: Generalregister f. Bd. 1- 50 in 5 Bdn.- Generalregister f. d. Berichte 1877 - 1886 2. Tl. Sachreg. 2. Hälfte A-K ap. - Durchgehende Folge v. 1859 - 1922! Leipzig, Wigand 1859 ff. unknown
0169-21Wien 17. 7. 1911. 9 x 10 5 cm. "Otto Wagner" sagt Herrn k. u. k. Hofrath Wilhelm Freiherrn v. Weckbecker herzlichst Dank für die Aufmerksamkeit". Schönes Autograph. - Der Publizist Politiker Musiker Wilhelm Weckbecker 1859-1936 war Redakteur des "Handbuchs der Kunstpflege Österreichs". "Otto Wagner" writes:" Herrn k. u. k. Hofrath Wilhelm Freiherrn v. Weckbecker herzlichst Dank für die Aufmerksamkeit". A fine autograph. The journalist politician and musician Wilhelm Weckbecker 1859-1936 was the editor of the "Handbuch der Kunstpflege Österreichs". [Wien ?] 17. 7. 1911. unknown
5246897In Russian. Wagner Nikolai Petrovich. Paintings from the Life of Animals. St. Petersburg: 1901 A.F. Marx The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU5246897 unknown
5246897In Russian. Wagner, Nikolai Petrovich. Paintings from the Life of Animals. St. Petersburg: 1901, A.F. Marx The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU5246897
186684081Munich: Friedrich Bruckmann 1866. Fine. Friedrich Bruckmann Munich 1866 10.70 x 17.10 cm une feuille Original cabinet card format photograph. Gelatin silver bromide print retouched with pen. Photograph mounted on rigid card. Bruckmannn's portrait collection Nr. 180. Friedrich Bruckmann in Munchen. Trace of a fold at the upper right corner in the margin. Silver points around the portrait which indicate an early printing and not a later reprint as in later printings this photograph was retouched to erase the grain. Friedrich Bruckmann 1814-1898 was a German publisher and photographer who specialized in artist photography and had an extensive catalogue. Fine print skillfully retouched with pen. Friedrich Bruckmann unknown
187784653London: Elliott & Fry 1877. Fine. Elliott & Fry London 1877 10.50 x 16.60 cm une feuille Original cabinet card format photograph. Silver gelatin bromide print. Photograph mounted on rigid cardboard. Photographer's advertisement on verso and lower margin. Medium photographic portrait of composer Richard Wagner who made a third journey to London in 1877 to conduct several concerts intended to fill the financial chasm of Bayreuth; he was on this occasion presented to Queen Victoria. It was during this trip that he had himself photographed at Elliott & Fry who had an address on Baker Street. He undoubtedly used this print for his promotion. Elliott & Fry unknown
9634<p>Each book is signed by the artist on the limitation page. Will not ship outside USA</p> Centipede Press hardcover
186918200Leipzig: Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber 1869. Cloth. Very Good. Following the 1850 original printing of Wagner's virulent attack on the influence of Judaism in music this is the 1869 correct 2nd edition published out of Leipzig and for the first time using Wagner's own name as author. Rebound in the mid-20th century in a light-blue cloth with dark leather title label at the spine. New front and rear endsheets as well. Happily though the complete book is bound-in including the original light-green wrappers which show minor soiling and creasing along the edges. The original text has held us very nicely as well; bright clean and eminently readable. Octavo 57 pgs. plus publisher's ad at the rear. Verlagsbuchhandlung von J..J. Weber unknown
