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NY: William Godwin Hard cover. Published NY: William Godwin, no date. 8vo., unpaginated, illustrated by Willy Pogany with b/w plates, drawings within the text, borders, page headers and a few monochromes. Black cloth with beveled boards, silver titles and cover design. Spine cloth chipped - binding sound, bookplate and previous owner name on pastedown. Fair to good. . Hard. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Pogany, Willy. 8vo.
Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem by Wagner, Richard; Rolleston, T.W. (translation); Pogany, Willy (illustrations) - 1911
by Wagner, Richard; Rolleston, T.W. (translation); Pogany, Willy (illustrations)
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem
by Wagner, Richard; Rolleston, T.W. (translation); Pogany, Willy (illustrations)
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London, Great Britain: G.G. Harrap & Co., 1911. Book. Illus. by Pogany, Willy. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Burgundy flexible leather covers and spine, gilt lettering and design along spine and front cover, oranate gilt illustration by Pogany on front cover. Letterpress and line illustrations lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd., London. The four-color tipped-in plates printed by Henry Stone and Son Ltd. Banbury. Heavy gray page leafs, black and orange lettering throughout. Includes black and orange text illustrations, full-page black and white illustrations, and full-page color tipped-in plates. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. Freely translated in poetic narrative form by T.W. Rolleston. Color illustated frontis and title page, color illustrated endpapers and inside covers. Shelfwear: scuffing along edges and covers, some cracking along spine edge of rear cover. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..
- Bookseller Russian Hill Bookstore (US)
- Illustrator Pogany, Willy
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher G.G. Harrap & Co.
- Place of Publication London, Great Britain
- Date Published 1911
- Keywords TANNHAUSER
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem by Richard Wagner Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form
by Wagner, Richard; T.W. Rolleston (translator)
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TANNHAUSER: A Dramatic Poem, Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form
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London, Calcutta, Sydney: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. (No Date) Original black cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly rubbed, mostly to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper, dated 1931; previous bookseller's small label on rear paste-down. Rear inner hinge starting. Illust. w/ b/w drawings and 22 tipped-in plates.. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Tannhauser : A Dramatic Poem Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form by T.W. Rolleston
by Wagner, Richard, Rolleston, T.W. (Translator), Pogany, Willy (Illustrator)
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New York: Brentano's. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. Lacks the elusive dust jacket. Rubbing to edges, corners, hinges, and spine ends. Previous owner's name in ink on front pastedown. The front endpaper has a small abrasion, possibly from sticker removal. Pastedowns and endpapers lightly toned.; Tannhäuser, the full title being Tannhäuser and the Minnesängers' Contest at Wartburg, is Richard Wagner's epic, poetic, opera of the opposition of sacred, otherworldly love and profane, worldly love. The mythical character Tannhäuser is a medieval German poet and songwriter who abandons his chaste Elizabeth and descends to be with Venus in her ethereal, subterranean realm of Venusberg. Dissatisfied, he ascends to the real-worldly Wartburg. reunites with Elisabeth, enters the songwriting contest of the Minnesängers, and horrifies the staid, pious listeners with his song of earthly, sensual love. In disgrace, he repairs to Rome to do…
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem By Richard Wagner
by Wagner, Richard; Rolleston, T. W. (Translation)
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1911. First edition thus; from colophon: "The Letterpress and Illustrations Lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd., London, and the colour plates by Henry Stone and Son Ltd. Banbury. A.D. MCMXI". Oversize 8" x 11 1/4" design. Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form by T. W. Rolleston. Grey cloth boards w/elaborate ornamentation and design, some shelf, corner wear, rub. Spine titles rubbed. Thick deckled pages very good; vintage name at endp. Small color plate set in to multi-color frontispiece illustration. Detailed imagery in subdued blue, sienna and beige hues at front, back endps. Fine string-bind good; hinges intact. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Seventy glorious monochromatic designs throughout w/flourishing borders, accents, colors; some chiaroscuro among other varied methods. Contains fifteen tipped-in colour lithograph plates (one removed). Although other…
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem, Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form
by Richard Wagner, T. W. Rolleston (Translator), Willy Pogany (Illustrator)
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Pleasanton, California, United States
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London: G. G. Harrap and Co., (n.d.). Hardcover, 7 1/2 x 10", black cloth binding with gilt design and title lettering to front board and spine, no dust jacket, unpaginated and untrimmed, 12 color plates, 10 b/w plates, light extremity wear otherwise a very good + copy.A dramatic poem by Richard Wagner [1813 - 1883], freely translated in poetic narrative form by T. W. Rolleston, and presented by Willy Pogany. The story centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through most of Wagner's mature work.
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TANNHAUSER: A Dramatic Poem
by Wagner, Richard/Rolleston, T. W. (Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form)/Pogany, Willy (Presented by)
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company (No Date) Original gray cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration to front cover. Top edge gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed. Spine darkened. Illust. w/ 16 tipped-in color plates, and numerous drawings. Contents nice.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good or Better/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Willy Pogany. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem By Richard Wagner and Illustrated by Willy Pogany
by Wagner, Richard; Rolleston, T. W. (Translation)
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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New York: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1911. First George Harrap edition; circa 1911. Oversize 8" x 11" folio design. Fine brown suede leather over thick semi-soft cover w/elaborately tooled ornamentation and design, some shelf wear, discoloration; wear to leather edge extending over stiffer cover. Cover impressed w/gilt titles and Pogany design within gilt border. Spine richly displays complete titles in gilt w/stylized symbols at top, bottom. Thick deckled pages near fine; no writing or marks. Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form by T. W. Rolleston. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Contains sixteen tipped-in colour lithograph plates and ten mounted charcoal plates. Also, nearly seventy glorious monochromatic designs throughout w/flourishing borders, accents, colors; some chiaroscuro among other varied methods. Although other artists have illustrated various editions, Willy Pogany captures the surreal and tragic…
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Tannhauser
by Richard Wagner, T W Rolleston [translator]
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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London, Calcutta and Sydney: George G Harrap & Co Ltd A very good to near fine copy in original decorative full leather binding with 12 colour plates, 10 greyscale plates and numerous full page and in text illustrations. Undated but circa 1915. The binding has an elaborate design to the front board and spine. It is very clean. There is a slight warp to the top of the boards, slight darkening to the spine and slight wear at the top front spine joint. Top page edges gilt; remainder untrimmed. Internally the original lightly-marbled endpapers are present with a decorative bookplate to the front pastedown. The contents are in lovely clean condition with the very occasional slight mark. The stitching is slightly loose in a couple of places but the book is sound.
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem By Richard Wagner
by Wagner, Richard; Rolleston, T. W. (Translation)
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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100 Fifth Avenue, New York: William Godwin, Publishers, 1920. First William Godwin edition; undated, circa 1920. Large 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" design. Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form by T. W. Rolleston. Black full-cloth beveled boards, silver embossed cover design and spine titles, moderate wear. Front board features silhouette of Pogany nude. Thick rough-cut pages generally very good; few w/plates w/some fox, vintage signature, stamp inside cover. String-bind good; hinges intact. Extremely rare, original dust wrapper w/stylized art deco front cover design, and spine titles, some wear, some chip; protected in new clear sleeve. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Contains seven colour lithograph smooth coated plates and nearly seventy glorious monochromatic designs throughout w/flourishing borders, accents; some chiaroscuro among other varied methods. Although other artists have illustrated various editions, Willy Pogany captures…
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem By Richard Wagner
by Wagner, Richard; Rolleston, T. W. (Translation)
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New York: Brentano's, 1911. First Brentano's edition; no date, circa 1911. Printed by H & J Pillans & Wilson, Edinburgh. Oversize 7 1/2" x 10" design. Freely Translated in Poetic Narrative Form by T. W. Rolleston. Deep black buckram (cloth) boards w/elaborate gilt ornamentation and design, moderate shelf wear. Bright gilt embossed cover and spine design. Thick deckled pages very good, sharp; no writing. Fine string-bind; hinges intact. Extremely rare, original beige dust wrapper w/stylized front and back cover designs, and spine titles, lt. edge wear, chip, discoloration; protected in new clear sleeve. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Contains twelve tipped-in colour lithograph plates and ten mounted charcoal plates. Also, nearly seventy glorious monochromatic designs throughout w/flourishing borders, accents, colors; some chiaroscuro among other varied methods. Although other artists have illustrated various…
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