Search Results: tannhauser a dramatic poem by wagner by wagner richard

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.

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… Read More

London; G. G. Harrap; 1911.. First Edition in this form: Demy 4to; pp. (108) unpaginated; decorated endpapers, tipped-in small frontispiece,16 tipped-in coloured plates, each page decorated in orange, green or black lithographs, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, stamped decoration to upper board in gilt, blue and black, corners bumped, cloth dulled, good copy.

New York: Brentano's, N.d. [1911], 1911. First American trade edition. Large 8vo (24.5 x 18 cm); illustrated by Willy Pogany, with line drawings, tipped-in lithographs and twelve tipped-in color plates. Light wear to head and foot of backstrip; some spotting to endpapers, else a good copy or better in original gilt-stamped and decorated black cloth. SIGNED by Pogany. The first of Pogany's three lavishly illustrated Wagner titles. "[Pogany's] illustrations to Wagner's 'Tannhauser' may be preferred to Rackham's Wagner illustrations as they have a strong German 'fin de siecle' feel about them." (Felmingham, "The Illustrated Gift Book 1880-1930")..

London: G. G. Harrap & Co, 1911. First edition, 1911. Hardback. Unpaginated. 275mm x 190mm approx. Publisher's pale green cloth binding. Colour and gilt decoration to upper board and to spine, single colour design to lower board. Decorated endpapers. Lavishly illustrated. 16 tipped-in four-colour plates. Numerous other colour illustrations, some full-page, ornamentation and decoration throughout. Beautifully designed and executed. No jacket. Illustrations and decoration by Willy Pogany. Book in very good condition. Slight rubbing/wear to extremities of spine and points of lower corners. Very solid binding with everything firmly in place. Free of inscriptions. A very bright and clean copy of this lovely book.

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… Read More

London : G. G. Harrap, [1911], 1911. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy bound in gilt-blocked decorative cloth. Gilt and colour-illus. front panel. Spine bands somewhat worn. Panel edges dulled and rubbed. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description: [108] leaves of plates : illus. (some col., part. mounted) ; 29 cm. Subjects: Wagner, Richard -- Tannhauser -- Operas -- Librettos. Notes: Illustrated end papers. Text of printed in black and red (in several colours on t.p.) on tinted paper. Text in handwritten cursive hand. Col. illus. (relief halftones) mounted.

New York: Brentano's - George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1911. First Brentano's edition; circa 1911. 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, light shelf wear, small dent. Bright gilt embossed cover and spine design. Thick deckled pages very good; endps. toned. Fine string-bind; hinges intact. 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 editions, Willy Pogany captures the surreal and tragic enchantment of this tale. A sharp, very good example by the famed Brentano's, Bookstores and Publishers of New York. Willy Pogany… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

London: G.G. Harrap & Co., 1911. First Edition. . Limp Leather. See Description. Willy Pogany. First regular edition. 4to. 223 unnumbered pages printed on stiff gray paper with numerous illustrations in black and red. Includes 16 tipped in color plates. The colophon states: "The letterpress and fine illustrations lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour plates printed by Henry Stone and Son Ltd. Banbury. A.D. MCMXI." Pages are clean Bound in limp gray suede binding with gilt illustration on front cover - in a superb state of preservation. Illustrations by Willy Pogany.

London: G. G. Harrap & Co.,, 1911. First Pogany limited edition, number 352 of 525 copies signed by the artist. The limited edition was issued in at least three different bindings: full vellum, reversed calf, and goat with laced edges, as here. A review in the Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art notes that "Mr Pogány presents Tannhäuser by letting his imagination run riot over every page". For a reissue of the book, it was noted in The Bookman that "Mr. Pogany's art has flowered very happily here; his figures have life and reality and his groupings are distinguished and sensitive. Altogether a production of which the publishers may be very proud". Quarto. Publisher's soft goat, spine lettered in blind, laced edges with goat cord, hessian paste-downs, brown free endpapers, pictorial endpapers bound in, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispiece and illustrated half-title, title, and contents, 16 tipped-in colour plates, numerous full-page illustrations, elaborate decorative… Read More

London: G. G. Harrap & Co.,, [1911-12-13]. A complete set of Pogàny's Wagner First trade editions, first impressions. "His illustrations to Wagner... may be preferred to Rackham's Wagner illustrations as they have a strong Germanic fin de siècle feel about them. A mixture of colour plates, lithographs and line drawings on heavy grey paper, they were a popular and unusual feature of the Christmas market of those years" (Felmingham, p. 60). Three volumes, quarto. Original green morocco-backed brown cloth, spine and front lettered and illustrated in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edges gilt. 41 tipped-in colour plates, numerous full-page illustrations, elaborate decorative borders and smaller illustrations throughout by Pogàny. Printed on pale pale grey paper. Extremities a little bumped, spines slightly sunned, one plate with minor crease: a very good set. Michael Felmingham, The Illustrated Gift Book 1880-1930, 1988.

London: G. G. Harrap & Co.,, 1911. They have a strong Germanic fin de siècle feel about them First Pogany limited edition, number 509 of 525 copies signed by the artist. Working in London during the Golden Age of illustration, Pogany's most famous work remains his series of annual gift books, lavishly produced in collaboration with George Harrap. The elaborate format of the volumes, with hand-scripted text alongside different styles of illustration, was unusual and proved popular in the Christmas market. The limited edition was issued in at least three different bindings: full vellum, reversed calf, and goat with laced edges. This title is the first of Pogany's Wagner trilogy released in both trade and deluxe issues between 1911 and 1913. Quarto. Original vellum, spine and front cover lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt, illustrated endpapers, book block printed on heavy grey paper stock. Frontispiece, illustrated half-title, title and contents pages, 16 tipped-in colour plates, numerous… Read More

London: G. G. Harrap. Very Good+. 1911. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ; Rare vellum bound limited edition. This is copy number 455 from a limited edition of only 525 copies and signed by Pogany on the limitations page. Vellum cover with gilt embossed decor is toned with modest wear but in very good+ condition. Front board is warped as occurs commonly with vellum bindings. Spine is straight. Binding is tight. Pages are slightly toned but near pristine. Beautifully illustrated on every page and complete with 16 tipped-in color plates. ; 0 pages; Signed by Illustrator .