Richard WAGNER (1813-1883). Ein Albumblatt für das Klavier (Leipzig, E.W. Fritzsch, 1871); 5p. in-fol. (slight marginal cracks repaired). Rare first separate edition of this piano piece, shortly after its publication on October 6, 1871 as a supplement to the Musikalisches Wochenblatt. The piece was composed for Pauline von Metternich (1836-1921), wife of the Austrian ambassador in Paris from 1859 to 1871, who supported Wagner for the Parisian performances of Tannhäuser. At the head of the music is inscribed: "In das Album der Fürstin M. (1861)".