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The Violin Book
by Stowell, Robin; Bernard Richardson; Peter Oxley; Trevor Williams; Tully Potter et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg
- ISBN 10
- 1871547709
- ISBN 13
- 9781871547702
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Outline Press, 1999. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. 1 of 6,000 copies. Sm. folio. 126pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine in original pictorial dust jacket housed in original blue cloth slipcase with gold lettering. Work traces the violin's development from its medieval roots, through the era of the great 16th- and 17th-century Italian makers and its influence on baroque and classical music, to the crowning glory of the romantic concertos and the challenging repertory of the 20th century. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographs. Minor age wear and staining on slipcase. Book and dj in near fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32326
- Title
- The Violin Book
- Author
- Stowell, Robin; Bernard Richardson; Peter Oxley; Trevor Williams; Tully Potter et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- ISBN 10
- 1871547709
- ISBN 13
- 9781871547702
- Publisher
- Outline Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- antonio stradivari, guarneri family, violin makers, baroque period, classical period, romantic period, italian violins, classical music, violin acoustics, violin makers, famous violinists, famous violin players, violin restoration, violin teaching, anatom
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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