[RACKHAM, Arthur]. Der Ring Des Nibelungen. Ein Bühnenfestspiel für Drei Tage und Einen Vorabend. Von Richard Wagner. Being: Das Rheingold & Die Walküre and Siegfried & Götterdämmerung. Mit Bildern von Arthur Rackham. Frankfurt: Rütten & Loening, 1910 & 1911. 4tos: [viii] 173pp & [viii] 198pp. White vellum with bevels on spine decoratively stamped in gilt. 64 color plates across the two volumes. Vellum a tad soiled and minutely rubbed, volume two bearing a small gouge to the center of spine, only volume two retains the silk bookmark, else fine copies without dust jacket as issued. Signed and numbered by the artist, Arthur Rackham!
First German language editions, deluxe issue, being #11 of 100 copies signed and numbered by Rackham. Wagner’s epic three-day long musical drama about the gods, heroes and mythical creatures who struggle over the possession of a magical ring that grants the power to rule the world is a perfect vehicle for Arthur Rackham’s dark and commanding work. With the full text of Wagner’s Ring cycle in the original German, this gorgeous, signed set is a true treasure!
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