THE TALE OF LOHENGRIN, KNIGHT OF THE SWAN
by WAGNER, Richard; illustrated by POGANY, Willy:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1913. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Deluxe limited edition, signed by the illustrator. Publisher's original vellum-covered boards with titles and illustrations in gilt to the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Lavishly and profusely illustrated with 8 mounted colour plates, colour lithographs and black and white line drawings throughout by Willy Pogany, with some of the text and drawings being accented with brown, blue and green. A near fine copy, the binding firm, the boards only very slightly bowed. The contents, with very faint spotting to the prelims, are otherwise entirely complete and clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original illustrated box which is worn at the edges, with one side of the bottom half split at the corners. A beautiful, scarce edition. This deluxe issue was issued in a limited edition of 525 copies, this example numbered 16 and signed by Willy Pogany in black in on the limitation page. Pogany's stunning, Art Nouveau-tinged illustrations breathe life into Wagner's opera, which is based on the German Arthurian legend of the knight Lohengrin, son of of Percival, who rode a boat drawn by swans to rescue a lady. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23683
- Title
- THE TALE OF LOHENGRIN, KNIGHT OF THE SWAN
- Author
- WAGNER, Richard; illustrated by POGANY, Willy:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1913
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....