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Lot 830

The Ring of the Niblung in Two Volumes

Estimate: $300 - $500

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I. The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie and II. Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner (German, 1813-1883), translated by Margaret Armour, London/New York: William Heinemann Ltd. - Doubleday, Page & Co., 1920 and 1924, illustrated by Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939), bound in full cloth, black lettering and dragon/ouroboros design to cover and spine, 64 tipped in color plates, tissue guards with captions, 10 x 7-1/2 in., Provenance: Property of Twin Oaks Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia

Condition

minor wear to extremities, bumped corners, scattered toning, foxing, and staining throughout, illustrations in generally good condition with scattered minute losses and creases; volume II with back endpaper starting, frontispiece cardstock starting, frontispiece illustration with crease at lower right corner