Search Results: the tale of lohengrin knight of by richard wagner

Franklin Classics. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

T.Y. Crowell Co. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Undated, c1913. In a gorgeous full leather, two-tone binding with intricate gold gilt to the boards and spine. With 8 tipped-in colour plates. The boards are a touch rubbed but otherwise strong and sturdy. Internally, the pages are unpaginated, and there is some very mild rippling to the front end page. There are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are neat and complete. Securely bound and handsome indeed! JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: G. G. Harrap & Co, 1914. large 8vo., unpaginated; VG; bound in brown leather, blind stamped lettering on spine and front board, gilt decoration on spine and front board; corners bumped; rebound; beautifully illustrated throughout with numerous illustrations and elaborate ornamentation; 8 mounted color plates; top edge of text block gilt, others uncut; DC consignment; shelved case 0. 1262623. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

London: G. G. Harrap & Co. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Damp-staining to rear cover and slightly to extremities of front cover. Contents VG. [1913]. First Edition. Brown gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover. 290mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). [180pp.]. Eight mounted plates and numerous colour illustrations and line drawings. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1913. First edition thus; from colophon: "The entire book, including auto-lithographs, is printed by off-set lithography by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour reproductions are the work of The Dux Engraving Co. Ltd. Glasgow." No date; circa 1913. 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 image of swans flying above landscape within gilt border. Spine richly displays complete titles in gilt w/stylized heart and swan at top, bottom. Thick deckled pages near fine; no writing or marks. Detailed slate, green, and brown imagery at front, back endpapers. Bind good, some cant. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Eight deliciously, richly subdued four-color plates in blending… Read More

London: G. G. Harrap, n.d.. Hardcover. Very Good+. GIlt-ruled half morocco and decorative green cloth, gilt-stamped lettering and detail on spine, 5 raised bands, t. e. g.; illustrated throughout, with four-color lithographs and full-color tipped-on plates. A lavish production. Spine a bit sunned; some light scuffing along joints and edges of boards; a little faint browning on prelims and terminals, otherwise internally bright and clean. A lovely copy.

New York: T. Y. Crowell Co., 1913. First edition thus. No date; circa 1913. Oversize 8" x 11" folio design. From colophon: "The entire book, including auto-lithographs, is printed by off-set lithography by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour reproductions are the work of The Dux Engraving Co. Ltd. Glasgow." Olive green full-cloth boards w/elaborately tooled ornamentation and design, moderate shelf wear, discoloration, some wear to spine edges, exterior spine chip, crack. Bright gilt cover titles and design depicts the knight Lohengrin in gold with sword and swan symbol on shield and large glowing orb behind surrounded by dark green impressed flourishing ornamentation. Thick deckled pages near fine, no writing. Detailed slate, green, and brown imagery at front, back endpapers. Interior bind good; hinges intact. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Eight richly subdued four-color plates in blending… Read More

London: G. G. Harrap & Co, 1913. First edition. Undated but published 1913. Hardback. Unpaginated. 275mm x 190mm approx. Full leather binding. Blind stamped design to front. Ornate gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt. Decorated endpapers. Lavishly illustrated. 8 tipped-in four-colour plates. Numerous other colour illustrations, some full-page, ornamentation and decoration throughout. Beautifully designed and executed. No jacket. Illustrations and decorations by Willy Pogany Near fine condition. Very slight rubbing to lower edges of boards towards the corners. Slight cracking to upper reaches of front hinge. Text block very sound and everything is firmly in place. Small and faint ink marks to Part III title page, which appear to be a minor production fault rather than later marking. A couple of pages have some small and faint soil marks. Free of inscriptions. A lovely, bright copy of what is arguably one of Pogany's most creative works.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1913. First edition thus; from colophon at back: "The entire book, including auto-lithographs, is printed by off-set lithography by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour reproductions are the work of The Dux Engraving Co. Ltd. Glasgow." No date; circa 1913. Oversize 8" x 11" folio design. Fine brown morocco pebbled leather boards w/elaborately tooled blind-stamped ornamentation and design, crisp gilt spine titles length of spine, light shelf wear; protected in clear sleeve. Spine richly displays complete titles in gilt w/stylized heart design at top, and swan at bottom. Thick deckled pages near fine. Bright gilded top edge. Detailed slate, green, and brown imagery at front, back endpapers. Bind fine, intact. Elaborate, profuse, symbolical and complexly illustrated edition by Willy Pogany. Eight deliciously, richly subdued four-color plates in blending watercolor-like presentation. Enchanting monochromatic,… Read More

London: G. G. Harrap & Co, 1913. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrated by Williy Pogany. 4to. Illustrated throughout in both black and white and color by Pogany. This copy bound in the somewhat scarce publisher's brown leather, spine intricately gilt and with the title and illustration on the upper board, as in the more common vellum and morocco bindings. Illustrated endpapers. Top edge gilt. Light wear to the inner hinges else this is a fine copy with only a trace of sunning to the spine. One of 525 copies signed by Pogany, of which this is number 272. Lohengrin comes to us courtesy of Wolfram von Eschenbach, where is is described as the son of Sir Perceval (Parzifal). When Parzifal becomes the Grail King, Lohengrin becomes the Grail Knight, and his twin inherits Parzifal's secular lands. .

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… Read More