The ring of the Niblung : a trilogy with a prelude /

Publisher's advertisement facing title page lists 5 books illustrated by Rackham.The two volumes are divided into four parts: Prelude: The Rhinegold; First day of the trilogy: The Valkyrie; Second day of the trilogy: Siegfried; Third day of the trilogy: The Twilight of the gods.Bound in tan buckram with gilt pictorial stamping and gilt lettering on cover and spine.Each plate accompanied by tissue-guardsheet with descriptive letterpress.Title pages illustrated in dark-gold and black; chapter heading illustrations; tailpieces; endpapers illustrated in orange and white.Vol. 1: ix, [1], 159, [1] p., [34] leaves of mounted col. plates ; v. 2: ix, [1], 181, [3] p., [30] leaves of mounted col. plates.Imprint from special title pages of vols. 1 and 2.Colophon: Printed by Ballantyne & Company Ltd., Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London.Illustrator statement from cover of vol. 1.First trade edition. Cf. Riall.Vol. 1. The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie -- vol. 2. Siegfried & the twilight of the gods.Riall, R. Rackham,Latimore & Haskell. Rackham,Mode of access: Internet.Color plate, laid in (vol. 2): "Freia, the Fair One."Clippings from bookseller's catalog for each volume, laid in.Mounted announcement tipped-in after front flyleaf (vol. 1): Arthur Rackham Exhibition ... Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, London, from October 15th to November 12th, 1910.The Chalat Family Arthur Rackham Collection.In original heavy brown paper dust jackets