Zigeunerliebe

Lehár, Franz. Zigeunerliebe. Leipzig: Max Beck, 1939. First edition. Quarto. Unpaginated 28pp. Original color illustrated stapled wrappers with black, red, and white lettering on cover. Illustrated title page. Issue of the Magazine of the Theater of the People (Magazin des Theaters des Volkes) featuring Franz Lehar, the Austrian-Hungarian composer known for his operettas, in particular “The Merry Widow.” Includes two contributions by Wilhelm Hansen entitled “Praising the Operetta” and “Fantasies about Stage Dancing,” and three by composers Richard Wagner, Robert Schumann and Hector Berlioz on the “Vienna Waltz.” Following the title page are four full page sepia-toned portraits of Hitler, Goebbels, Ley, and the theater director Rudolf Zindler by Heinrich Hoffmann, Hitler’s official photographer, with statements on the art in Germany by each of them. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings throughout. Includes commercial advertisements at rear, e.g. the department store KaDeWe and announcements of the theater company Theater des Volkes . Text in German. Wrappers with light vertical fold and some creasing to edges. Wrappers in overall good+, interior in very good condition. vg. Softcover. (36880) $95