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You are looking at a pair of books, " der Ring des Nibelungen " a rare first german edition (written in german) illustrated and signed by Arthur Rackham. There is 100 copies only and this is copy no. 96
The signature is the actual signature of Arthur Rackham and not a facsimile.
Published by Ruetten & Loening in Frankfurt 1910
There are two volumes I. Das Rheingold und die Walkuere
II. Sigfried & die Gotterdammerung
One of the rarest signed limited editions containing a total of 64 glorious tipped-in colour plates printed on original full stiff vellum in excellent condition. Purchased in a bookshop in Beyreuth in 1992
His pictures, which seemed to me then (aged 13) to be the very music made visible, plunged me a few fathoms deeper into my delight. I have selcom coveted anything as much as I have coveted that book.......
C.S. Lewis
Please email me with any questions, thank you
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