Wagner's Parsifal Piano Vocal Score 1882 Schott Ornate

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This auction is for an unusual book in slipcase, a presentation copy of a vocal and piano score of "Parsifal-- ein Buhnenweihfestspiel von Richard Wagner, Vom Orchester fur das Klavier ubertragen von Joseph Rubinstein", Schott & Co., Germany, numbered, "23406", 1882, 261 pages. Book dimensions are approximately 13-1/2" by 11". The cover appears to be light-colored marbled leather with gold-stamped design. The entire fly-leaf (first blank page in the book) is a calligraphied dedication in German to Alfred Schoenberg at Christmas, 1918. I'll append an attempt at a translation. The book has gilt edges all around, with some small semi-circular marks on bottom edges. Else, condition overall is excellent. Successful buyer to pay Priority Mail plus insurance. Melchior Lechter 1865-1937 was a German artist, illustrator, designer, influenced by the Preraffaelites. New York State buyer to add destination sales tax. Please wait to pay via PayPal until I invoice you-- thanks!My contact's best attempt at translation of Lechter's German dedication page is, "To his dear Alfred Schoenberg on the occasion of his return at Christmas, 1918, this most marvelous miracle of the "Vita Nuova" (this translates to 'My New Life', a medieval text by Dante Alighieri of 1295), and his wife, Viviane Valerie, also into the sacred sanctuary." I don't know why the read more

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