The first such edition was published between 1871 and 1883, but was doctored to suppress or alter articles that were an embarrassment to him (e.g. those praising Meyerbeer), or by altering dates on some articles to reinforce Wagner's own account of his progress.
A primeira destas edicións foi publicada entre 1871 e 1883, mais foi manipulada para suprimir ou alterar artigos que eran unha vergoña para el (por exemplo as loanzas a Meyerbeer), ou mediante a alteración da data dalgúns artigos.