Description: ARTHUR RACKHAM!!! BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK "RHINEGOLD AND THE VALKYRIE" ORIGINAL 1914 Edition!! ALL ILLUSTRATIONS PRESENT AND CORRECT WONDERFUL RARE AND BEAUTIFUL!! This is an Original 1914 (Not a modern reprint) Edition of the classic ARTHUR RACKHAM illustrated Art Nouveau masterpiece Richard Wagner's "Rhinegold and the Valkyrie" This beautifully illustrated book is one of the scarcest and most sought after of Arthur Rackham's books ever printed! Amazing Illustrations!! Absolutely Classic Medieval Style Illustrations Rackham is famous for his gnarled trees, Fairies, Dragons, Giants, Goblins, and any manner of mythical creatures!! Wonderful Color Plates!! Extremely Sought After!! Complete!! NO MISSING ILLUSTRATIONS!! One of the most sought after Rackham's ever published!!! It has excellent Art Nouveau / Pre-Raphaelite / Fairy Tale / Myth and Legend style artwork WONDERFUL COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR RACKHAM!! Absolutely fantastic!! THIS IS ARTHUR RACKHAM AT HIS ART NOUVEAU BEST!! Together with the operatic, or myths and legends and fairy tale subject, this makes this a book that is a real classic This is full of fabulous Art Nouveau Illustrations - just look at the Art Nouveau lines in these!!! Look at the photographs to give you a feel for the amazing quality of these illustrations - the detail is fantastic!! So many of these book are split up for their illustrations - this one is complete - Amazing Color Plates!! WONDERFUL!!! Arthur Rackham of course greatly influenced Edmund Dulac, William Heath Robinson and Kay Nielsen, and was influenced by Gustave Dore, Alphonse Mucha, Will Bradley, Beardsley and many others - and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration. This complete illustrated book is in VERY Good condition!! Clean boards and spine - just a little rubbed around the edges - less than is usual - (See photo's), hinges holding strong, the illustrations are wonderful!! - Beautiful pictorial endpapers - Amazing!!! - complete - amazing - Especially considering this is 110 years old!! A great addition to the quality illustrated book collection and a wonderful opportunity to obtain an early Rackham edition at a low reserve!! CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED ART NOUVEAU / ART DECO AND ARTS AND CRAFTS BOOKS!! The successful bidder to pay $15.95 shipping - International extra. Sales Tax might be collected by Ebay for your State
Price: 249.95 USD
Location: Mona, Utah
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Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Illustrator: Arthur Rackham
Author: Wagner
Publisher: Heinemann
Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Printing Year: 1914
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1914
Original/Facsimile: Original
