Violin-Making, As It Was and Is: Being a Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Treatise on the Science and Art of Violin-Making, For the Use of Violin Makers and Players, Amateur and Professional
by [VIOLINS]. HERON-ALLEN, Ed
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About This Item
New York, Carl Fischer, Inc. [ca. 1885]., 1885. Second edition. 8vo. 4 page preface by Ed. Heron-Allen. Frontispiece portrait of Heron-Allen with facsimile autograph; 5 plates including one 3 page fold-out; 2 large violin illustration (17" x 17"; plate II, IV, V and VI are loose); 196 woodcut illustrations by the author. Original red cloth stamped in gilt and black with a vignette in gilt of a violin on the spine and front cover. Very good. 366 pages. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. Provenance: From the estate of Academy Award winner George Stoll.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Title
- Violin-Making, As It Was and Is: Being a Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Treatise on the Science and Art of Violin-Making, For the Use of Violin Makers and Players, Amateur and Professional
- Author
- [VIOLINS]. HERON-ALLEN, Ed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Carl Fischer, Inc. [ca. 1885].
- Date Published
- 1885
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