Buy this book on-line Abele, Hyacinth; Alwyn, Geoffrey (Translator) : The Violin and Its Story. "The Strad" Library, No. XV"The Strad" Office; John Leng and Company, London, England, 1905
Original publisher's maroon cloth binding. 5" x 7 1/2." Twenty-eight black and white illustrations, complete. Fifteen additional pages of advertisements for other books in the back related to violins and other string instruments. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Binding is tight. There is dampstaining in the back but it only affects the back endpaper and a couple pages of ads. Offsetting on back cover. Spine is sunned. A few marks on the pages but they are in the margins. This book is divided into three parts. Part I is about the invention of the violin and its predecessors. Part II talks about prominent violinists and violin makers. Part III is about the anatomy of a violin. The Strad was founded in 1889 as a music magazine about violins and similar string instruments and is still published to this day.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Abele, Hyacinth; Alwyn, Geoffrey (Translator) : The Violin and Its Story. "The Strad" Library, No. XV. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, libri rari, antiquarian books, out-of-print books and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |