London: Thames & Hudson, 1975. 256 pages, author's note, preface by Pierre Boulez, Wagner's autobiographical sketch, sources of illustrations, abbreviations of documentary sources, chronological table: dates of composition and first performance of principal operatic works and index. Purple coloured endpapers. Black-and-white Illustrated frontispiece of Richard Wagner by Renoir. The text is illustrated with both 73 coloured illustrations and 296 black-and-white illustrations. Maroon coloured boards with gilt printers' cartouche to the front panel and gilt writing to the spine. Very minor rubbing to the book edges. Both the front and back endpapers have become quite faded around the edges and the free front endpaper has a gift inscription to the top right-hand corner. The back hinge has split and underlying webbing can be seen. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a portrait of Richard Wagner by Franz von Lenbach, and another portrait of Wagner at his home in Bayreuth by W. Beckmann, on the back panel, with bone coloured background and white and grey writing on the front panel and black on the spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and slightly chipped at the corners and the top spine edge. The spine has become somewhat faded. A musical biography of Richard Wagner using his own letters, writings, his wife diaries and other source documents. PLEASE NOTE: *** This book weighs more than 1kg [2.2 lbs] and postage will be more than quoted. Please press "ask bookselller a question" button, for correct postage amount. First English Translation. Maroon Cloth with Gilt. Average/Reasonable -- Spine Faded. Folio - up to 15" tall. Music Biography.