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London/NY: William Heinemann/Doubleday, Page & Co.., 1910. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 6 (weekend SALE ITEM)* first trade edition (1910); [x], [160] pp., 34 mounted color illustrations with printed guards, pictorial endpapers, previous owner's name and bookplate to front free endpaper, wear to spine and cover edges else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Doubleday & Page, NY. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. No DJ. No date found but a date of 1924 is written by previous owner on inside front cover. Beautiful full-page illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing. Spine back strip rubbed with creases. Binding loosening slightly but still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

William Heineman, 1939, First edition thus. 48 coloured plates. 4to (10 x 7 1/2 inches), pages: 160 & 182. Original blue cloth, corners bumped, some pale damp mottling to fore-edge of upper cover.

London: Heinemann Undated circa 1930; Aged end papers, less so to the clean, somewhat fragile textblock, otherwise clean and tight; Tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham, protected by tissue overlay; One plate chipped at the upper outside corner, not affecting the tipped-in color illustration; Faded grey top edge; Toned spine, fraying to head and foot of spine, bumped/frayed corners, some soiling and bubbling to the boards. 183p.. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover.

, 183 pages, translation by Margaret Armour, 50 coloured plates, 4 plays in one volume The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods

London: Heinemann, 1939. Translated by Margaret Armour. Cloth covers and contents clean and bright with no inscriptions and no spotting. Covers are light blue cloth which has faded in patches. The black titles are unaffected.. First Thus. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. 7.5" x 10". Hard Back.

Doubleday, Page & co, 1910-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration, 1910 Doubleday second impression with 34 tissue guarded tipped in Rackham color illustrations. Tight and unmarked showing light age tone. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

London: William Heinemann Ltd. 341pp. Privately rebound in blue leather and blue cloth with gilt spine title and decoration. Minor leatrher wear and spine sunning. Added are red/yellow headbands, marbled endpapers, and a blue silk ribbon, pages are bright and clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall JC . Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. 1939.

London - New York: William Heinemann Ltd. - Doubleday, Page & Co., 1920. A fourth impression, 1920. Fine dk. honey brown full-cloth boards, sharp black cover and spine design, titles, moderate shelf wear. Crisp cover design features titles w/stylized dragon eating its tail and spine features titles w/classic ouroboros insignia. Pages very good. Decorated endpapers w/floating fairies; toned areas. Small antiquarian bookstore label w/silver titles on navy field at back endpaper: "Holland Bros. Booksellers, Birmingham". Binds fine, square; hinges intact. Attractive, near very good example. These works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas, and are translated here into English by Margaret Armour. This book includes: ‘The Rhinegold’ - the prelude, and, ‘The Valkyrie’ - the first day of the trilogy. Initially establishing his reputation as a romantic composer, Wagner revolutionized opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (‘total… Read More

London New York: William Heinemann; Doubleday,, 1910. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Illustrated end-papers. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Frontispiece accompanied by a guard sheet. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 159 pages, [34] leaves of plates: illustrations (colour); 26 cm. Notes: The coloured plates are mounted and accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress. Illustrated title page; black and white head pieces to each scene.Contents: Rhinegold. Valkyrie. Subjects: Operas; Librettos. Photoengraving; Specimens. NibelungenOpera German 19th century. Genre: Fiction.Illustrated. Inscriptions.

London and New York: William Heinemann/Doubleday, Page & Co., 1928. Book. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in putty cloth, lettered/illus. in black. Vol. I is 5th ptg. (1928), Vol. II a 3rd ptg. (1930); both were first issued in 1911. Very slightly rubbed corners and spine extremities, text block edges typically tanned. Firm bindings, clean interiors, intact hinges. Former owner's small book plate mounted on front blank of each volume. x,160 + ix,182 pp., illus. w/ 64 (34 + 30) color tipped-in plates with captioned guards, all present and nicely intact, with mounts (as expected) tanned, plates and guards clean and bright (1 mount in Vol. I slightly chipped along lower fore-edge). An exceptional set showing only slight faults..

London: William Heinemann, 1910.. First edition, 4to, x, 160 pp. 34 coloured plates, tipped in onto stiff paper with captioned tissues, faint foxing to the first couple of leaves. Recent red half calf, gilt decorated spine. Latimore & Haskell p37.

London - New York: William Heinemann Ltd. - Doubleday, Page & Co., 1920. A fourth impression, 1920. Fine dark honey brown full-cloth boards, sharp black cover and spine design, titles, light shelf wear. Crisp cover design features titles w/stylized dragon eating its tail and spine features titles w/classic ouroboros insignia. Pages near fine; no writing. Decorated endpapers w/floating fairies w/some toning. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original brown dust wrapper matching board design with pounds/shillings price in Great Britain and Ireland added to spine detail. Back panel w/list of titles from Wm. Heinemann featuring the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. Front flap features publisher's greeting and contact. Wrapper fully intact w/moderate edge wear; protected in new clear sleeve. Printed in Great Britain by R. Clay and Sons, Ltd., Brunswick Street, Stamford Street, Suffolk. 160 pages of text w/34 tipped-in plates. Insured post. This volume is based loosely on… Read More

London - New York: William Heinemann Ltd. - Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910. First printing of this impressive volume richly illustrated with thirty-four mounted colour plates by Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guards. 1910 at title page; no other dates. Fine brown full-cloth boards, sharp gilt cover and spine design, titles, light shelf wear, toning to spine, light discoloration to front lower edge. Crisp cover design features titles with Brunnhilde riding to battle on her horse; above this, titles and richly stylized dragon eating its tail. Spine features titles with classic ouroboros vignette. Heinemann in gilt at heel of spine. Pages very good, clean; light fox at first and last several leaves. Few with small areas of tanning, toning; small pinhole at back few. Antiquarian inscription at front endpaper: "To my darling best-beloved Edward, from his loving little wife with dearest love & all best wishes for many happy returns of his birthday. Oct. 2nd, 1911."… Read More

London - New York: William Heinemann Ltd. - Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910. From signed limitation page: "This Edition is limited to eleven hundred and fifty copies, numbered and signed by the artist, of which one hundred and fifty are reserved for the United States of America. No. '270,' 'Arthure Rackham.'" Very attractive. 1910 at title page; no other dates. Cream vellum boards, gilt cover titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, discoloration. Exterior spine and bind professionally redone with sharp impressed gilt titles on white leather. Crisp gilt cover design features Brunnhilde riding to battle on her horse; above this, titles and richly stylized dragon eating its tail or variety of ourobouros. Thick, deckled leaves, near very good. Impressive volume richly illustrated with thirty-four mounted colour plates by Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guards. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Impressively, this volume retains the original golden ribbons to tie… Read More

London - New York: William Heinemann Ltd. - Doubleday, Page & Co., 1920. First edition two volume set. A fourth impression, 1920, and stated New Impression [second], 1924. Fine dk. honey brown full-cloth boards, sharp black cover and spine design, titles, lt. shelf wear. Crisp cover design features titles and stylized dragon eating its tail and spine features titles with classic ouroboros insignia. Pages near fine; characteristic toning throughout. Decorated endpapers with floating fairies; toned areas. Each volume has small antiquarian bookstore label with orange Pegasus at blank endpaper: "Mahel Ulrich's Book Shop, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester". Binds fine, square; hinges intact. Original brown dust wrappers matching board designs with pounds/shillings price in Great Britain and Ireland added to spine detail. Back panels with list of titles from Wm. Heinemann featuring the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. Front flaps feature publisher's greeting and… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1910. First edition thus, no. 124 of 1150 copies. With 35 mounted color plates and other black and white drawings by Arthur Rackham. 1 vols. 4to. Original full parchment, gilt with Rackham devices on spine and upper cover, silk ties, t.e.g. Spine soiled, endpapers foxed, toning and light foxing throughout. In green cloth slipcase. Rackham, Arthur. First edition thus, no. 124 of 1150 copies. With 35 mounted color plates and other black and white drawings by Arthur Rackham. 1 vols. 4to. With 35 Mounted Color Plates.

London: William Heinemann, 1910. [Norse Saga] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE. Quarto (30 x 24cm). Illustrated with tipped-in colour plates. Publisher's full parchment over boards pictorially blocked in gilt, top edge gilt. A lightly used copy with very gentle spotting, and little marking to covers, silk ties wanting, inside paper joints cracked, Pre-Raphaelite style bookplate to pastedown. Near fine. No.3 of 1150 copies.

London - New York: William Heinemann Ltd. - Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910. From signed limitation page: "This Edition is limited to eleven hundred and fifty copies, numbered and signed by the artist, of which one hundred and fifty are reserved for the United States of America. No. '716,' 'Arthure Rackham.'" Very attractive. 1910 at title page; no other dates. Cream full vellum (leather) boards, gilt cover titles and design, light shelf wear, edge wear, rub. Crisp gilt cover design features Brunnhilde riding to battle on her horse; above this, titles and richly stylized dragon eating its tail or variety of ourobouros. Spine with crisp titles and vignette of the classic circular dragon tail eater. Pages generally fine; moderate fox inside covers. Antiquarian bookplate featuring crest inside cover: "Mountstuart Elphinstone." Impressive volume richly illustrated with thirty-four mounted colour plates by Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guards. Bind… Read More

London / New York: William Heinemann / Doubleday, Page & Co., 1920; circa 1920. 2 volumes. First Edition, new impression of each volume, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a total of 64 tipped-in colour plates and numerous decorations in line, all by Arthur Rackham. 4to, handsomely bound by Bayntun Riviere of Bath in uniform three-quarter navy morocco over blue cloth-covered boards, the corner-pieces and backs trimmed in gilt, the spines with tall raised bands gilt decorated between compartments attractively framed in gilt, two compartments gilt lettered, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. 160; 182 pp. A very handsome set, the bindings are in excellent condition, strong and sturdy and near as pristine, the text-block clean and completely free of foxing or spotting, the plates are all present and vivid, bright and clean, Vol. II with the Ring of the Niblung general title and the Siegfried half-title but bound without the 'Siegfried' title-page. A VERY HANDSOMELY BOUND SET WITH THE IMPORTANT RACKHAM… Read More