RACKHAM--WAGNER. THE RING OF THE NIBLUNG, 1910-1911, LIMITED SIGNED EDITIONS (2 VOL.)

The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. 1910, number 160 of 1150 copies signed by the artist, 34 coloured plates and other drawings by Arthur Rackham, creases to one plate; Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods. 1911, number 220 of 1150 copies signed by the artist, 30 coloured plates and other drawings by Arthur Rackham, minor corner crease to one plate; both 4to, each bound in full red morocco gilt signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, cloth-covered slipcase, some minor browning and spotting, slipcase worn and split

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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A SUMPTUOUS SET of Rackham’s edition of Wagner. Reviewing the second volume in the TLS for 4 December 1911, a reviewer noted that 'he [Rackham] revels in dwarfs and dragons and dark lairs among twisted tree-roots; and though Wagner's text in English is not very appetizing reading, the pictures will doubtless be popular'.