WAGNER, Richard
Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion
Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: A Companion
London: The Folio Society, [2020]
Illustrated by LORD, John Vernon
Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, A Companion, The Full German Text with the Acclaimed English Translation by Stewart Spencer, and Commentaries by Barry Millington, Elizabeth Magee, Roger Hollinrake and Warren Darcy, edited by Stewart Spencer and Barry Millington, Illustrations by John Vernon Lord. 289 × 205 × 41 mm. Pp. [1–4] 5–411 [412–414]: [17] leaves of plates. Type: Bembo. Printed by Memminger MedienCentrum. Bound by Josef Spinner in full black printed cloth blocked in gold and white with golden ring design by Lord; gold endleaves printed with an expanded illustration of the rainbow bridge in black. Black slip case with a further illustration combining Wotan’s spear, Siegfried’s sword, the golden ring and the Norns’ rope. In addition to the plates, pictures of manuscripts, sketches and photographs illustrating the libretto in performance are reproduced on pages [9–16]. Between pages 59–66 is a note on the illustrations by Lord.
The book is in fine, like-new condition, with no wear or damage. Pages are tightly bound, clean and free of any inscriptions. The slipcase is in near-fine condition with barely any shelf-wear and a very small rubbed patch on the right side of the label on the panel.
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