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Wagner, Richard
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2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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- Wagner, Richard
- Autograph letter signed (“Rich Wagner”), to the Leipzig publisher Ernst Wilhelm Fritzsch
- ink and paper
Wagner complains that the publisher has not observed his wishes in the proofs of the edition of his “Lustspiel”, and that the song texts are not printed as requested, he compares the results to the Cotta edition of Goethe and other literary texts; he asks for a discount on 25 copies of an article on State Religion
...Ich habe zu bedaueren, dass Sie meine Wünsche im Betreff des Satzes des Lustpieles der Druckerei nicht verständlich mitgetheilt haben. Ich bin nun zufrieden mit der Ausführung, bestehe aber durchaus darauf, dass die Gesangs-verse ganz so wie der übrige Text gedruckt werden; diese Extra-kleine Schrift für den Gesangstext ist gänzlich waltet, und hat hier gar keinen Sinne...
2 pages, 8vo, Bayreuth, 8 July 1873, a little creasing, the adjoining blank detached
...Ich habe zu bedaueren, dass Sie meine Wünsche im Betreff des Satzes des Lustpieles der Druckerei nicht verständlich mitgetheilt haben. Ich bin nun zufrieden mit der Ausführung, bestehe aber durchaus darauf, dass die Gesangs-verse ganz so wie der übrige Text gedruckt werden; diese Extra-kleine Schrift für den Gesangstext ist gänzlich waltet, und hat hier gar keinen Sinne...
2 pages, 8vo, Bayreuth, 8 July 1873, a little creasing, the adjoining blank detached
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
Wagner’s Lustspiel, a comic text in one act, was written around 1870. It is not clear here to which work on State Religion Wagner refers.