Antique Wagner Libretti | Tristan und Isolde & Parsifal | Bayreuth Festival SouvenirsThis pair of Wagner opera libretti for Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal is more than just a nice set of leatherbound books: They are souvenirs from the Bayreuth festival, where Wagners operas are performed every year at his festspielhaus built especially for The Ring Cycle. Bound in soft leather covers and dating to the 1880s, they are inscribed by the owner on the front flyleaves and full of handwritten notes including which Bayreuth performances she

Fits 12” of books & extends to about 20”

one of many fairies in the play

A Borzoi Book Published by Alfred A

Appleton & Co and Wiley & Putnam

or you just love a Superb Owl or two

Some chipping to the gilt on this frame

The candleholders are easily removed from their places to clean any wax- smart design

It has space for 7

they are colloquially referred to as “murder bottles

The certificate is not dated

and I hope it does the same for its new owner

there is wear around the edges of the faces