THE VIOLIN:; Famous Makers and Their Imitators / by George Hart / with Numerous Wood Engravings from Photographs of the Works of Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, and others
London: Dulau and Company / Schott and Co., 1884. Wood engravings from photos. New Edition: Enlarged and Revised. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Thick 4to [8 1/2" x 10"), original publisher's dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine & embossed Guanarius violin of Paganini's centered on front cover, illustrated with frontispiece of Paganini's violin and 22 wood engravinged plates on heavy stock (all with tissue guards) made mainly from photos of famous violins, page tops gilded, xl + 499 pages on heavy stock. Weight: 5 lbs. No dj as issued. Very Good / None. Item #5069
Splendid illustrated source on the greatest Italian violins by a prominent London expert-and-dealer. This revised and enlarged edition includes new material on Cremona and Antonio Stradivari.
Solid, clean copy with quite bright gilt stamping on cover and spine; light wear though corners are somewhat curved and slightly worn; 1/2" x 3/8" loss to gilded decorative band at top of spine; light age-toning though plates (and their tissue guards) are unfoxed without speckling. Residue of two thumbnail-sized tape-marks on front paste-down.
A superb gift for any musician--especially a violinist or player of a stringed instrument.
Price: $175.00