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Lot 135
  • 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



  

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.
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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.