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National Book Auctions: Books and Ephemera - Automotive, Exploration, Signed, etc.: Lot 4007

Ernest N. Doring HOW MANY STRADS? OUR HERITAGE FROM THE MASTER 1945 Tabulation Of Violins Stradivarius

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Title: How Many Strads? Our Heritage From the Master
Author: Ernest N. Doring
Publisher: William Lewis & Son
Printing Year: 1945

Condition/Details: Decoratively bound in dark red leather boards with gilt-topped page edges, bright gilt and black embossing, this gorgeous, vintage volume is a scarce original tabulation of the violins produced by Antonio Stradivari, between 1666 and 1737, with a tribute to Stradivari. This volume is a limited edition first printing, number 718 of 1,400 copies. The work is illustrated with many photographs of the violins.

Antonio Stradivari (1644 - December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier, a crafter of stringed instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant artisan in this field. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well as the colloquial, "Strad", is often used to refer to his instruments. Stradivari's instruments are regarded as amongst the finest bowed stringed instruments ever created, are highly prized, and still played by professionals today. Only one other maker, Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, commands a similar respect among violinists. Fashions in music, as in other things, have changed over the centuries, and the accepted supremacy of Stradivari's and Guarneri's instruments is only true today. (courtesy of Wikipedia)

The ex-library volume shows beautifully, with light external age/wear, and is solidly bound with clean, age toned pages. The book measures approximately 8" x 11" and contains 379 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50

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National Book Auctions

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Books and Ephemera - Automotive, Exploration, Signed, etc.

Auction Date

August 8, 2010

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