- 135
Wagner, Richard.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lohengrin, Romantische Oper in drei Akten...Partitur [full score], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, [c.1852]
[8] & 395 pages, folio (c.38 x 31cms), type-set title-page and dedication to Franz Liszt, music lithographed from a copyist's manuscript, priced ("Pr.20 Thaler netto"), publisher's green wrappers over cloth-backed boards, foxing and staining, covers worn with some loss, together with:
Wagner, Richard. L'anneau du Nibelung. [I]. L'or du Rhin et la Valkyrie...avec illustrations par Arthur Rackham; ...[II], Siegfried & Le crépuscule des dieux, Paris: Hachette et Cie, [1910], 2 volumes, 4to, gilt titles, 64 coloured plates, librettos in French, hor-de-commerce, vellum boards gilt, slip cases, lacking ties
Wagner, Richard. L'anneau du Nibelung. [I]. L'or du Rhin et la Valkyrie...avec illustrations par Arthur Rackham; ...[II], Siegfried & Le crépuscule des dieux, Paris: Hachette et Cie, [1910], 2 volumes, 4to, gilt titles, 64 coloured plates, librettos in French, hor-de-commerce, vellum boards gilt, slip cases, lacking ties
Literature
WWV 75 XVIa; Fuld p.632 ("second regular edition")
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The first limited issue of Lohengrin comprised six dedication copies (Fuld, p.631); the second (WWV 75 XII) was limited to sixty copies with lithographed preliminaries.