RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883) RICHARD WAGNER’S TETRALOGY THE GOLD OF THE RHINE, THE VALKYRIE, SIEGFRIED, THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS 1 VOLUME. 1938. FIRST EDITION TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH. WITH 1 DATED, AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY WAGNER AND A LETTER. Paris, L’Édition d’art H. Piazza, 1938. Edition adapted by Albert Pauphilet and illustrated with original colour illustrations by Théodore Linden. 1 vol. in-8, paperback with cloth-bound cover, colour vignette on the front cover, 198 pp., table of contents, proof of print run, numerous colour illustrations by Théodore Linden within the text, headbands, initials, vignettes and tailpieces. One of the copies from the single, unnumbered print run, following those printed in Japan and the Netherlands. 24.5 x 18 cm Good condition. Spine worn, cap ends worn away, original slipcase missing. ENCLOSED: - Handwritten note in German, signed, dated 26 May 1880 1 p. ink on paper, printed at the bottom ‘AUTOGRAFO-RICORDO DI RICHARD WAGNER - RAVELLO’ ‘Richard Wagner / Mit Frau und Familie. / Klingsor’s Enchanted Garden has been found!’ ‘Richard Wagner / With his wife and family. / Klingsor’s Enchanted Garden has been found!’ - Typewritten letter to Fritzsch, publisher, Bayreuth, 8 April 1878. 1 p. in French, with handwritten annotations, unsigned. He asks his publisher to send him (at his own expense) a copy with a red binding of his ‘Complete Works’ (comprising 9 volumes), as he has promised this edition to the singer Carl Hill, ‘a famous baritone, who created the role of Alberich in Bayreuth’ (handwritten note), and states that he no longer has any complete copies at his disposal. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.