Mann, Thomas. Wälsungenblut. With 32 (12 full-page) lithographs by Th. Th. Heine. Munich, Phantasus-Verlag, 1921. 4°. [3] ll., 88 p., [1] bl., [3] w. Bll. Original half-leather binding with spine label and gilt head edge (joints slightly rubbed, corners slightly bumped). Schauer II, 10 - Rodenberg 459 - Bürgin I, 18 - Potempa E 22/2. - First edition. - One of 100 (total edition 530) numbered copies in half leather, signed by Mann and Heine in the printer's note. - This persiflage of Richard Wagner's "Walküre", controversially discussed until today because it plays with anti-Semitic stereotypes, was supposed to appear in the Neue Rundschau in 1906. However, Thomas Mann withdrew it, fearing disputes with his wife's family, the Pringsheims. Only in 1921 the present private print appeared. - Inscription on flyleaf, slightly browned.

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