Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. By Richard Wagner. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Translated by
Margaret Armour. Published by William
Heinemann, London, and Doubleday Page & Co., New York, 1911. Presumed first edition. HC.
This is part 2 of Wagner’s The Ring of Niblung trilogy. Contains 30 full-page beautiful and dramatic
illustrations by Arthur Rackham. All plates
(tipped in) are present and have captioned tissue guards.
The book measures approximately 7.5” x 10.”
Condition:
The covers / boards have some wear and staining, and the cover
edges are notably scuffed, exposing the board along the outer edges. Bumped and exposed corners and spine edges. The spine is sun faded. Slight bow to front cover. Light staining to inside covers and a few
small fox marks to endpages. Small
closed tear in the margin of the title page.
Some of the tissue guards have closed tears and wrinkling. Light tanning to the pages, especially around
the outer edges, not affecting the readability.
The binding is lightly split in the front, but the pages are holding –
the back hinge has some laxity. No names
or bookplates.