About this title: Construction methods, woods, varnishes, known instruments, types of instruments, life, special features. Includes 93 illustrations, plus 4 color plates.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. This book is in good condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. There is a name at the top of the 1st page. The cover has considerable wear with bumps, scuffs and creasing. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, COVERS ARE LIGHTLY CREASED, SPINE IS SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED, NICE USED COPY! 314 PAGES WONDERFULLY ILLUSTRATED IN BLACK AND WHITE, 4 PAGES IN FULL COLOR! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780486204253ISBN:0486204251
Description: Very Good. 0486204251. Covers lightly soiled and edgeworn. Text is clean and bright.; 0.74 x 8.34 x 5.44 Inches; 315 pages; Construction methods, woods, varnishes, known instruments, types of instruments, life, special features. 93 illus., plus 4 color plates. read more
Edition: 1963 Reprint of 1902 Edition
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780486204253ISBN:0486204251
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "The larger divisions of the book concern the ancestry of Stradivari; his violins, violas and violoncellos; his aims in relation to tone; his materials; his varnish; his construction; his labels; the number of instruments madel the growth of their reputation....Musicologists, violinists, makers of instruments, historians of culture, and those who count themselves simply as music lovers will find this to be an extremely interesting and informative account. " This ... read more
Edition: 1963 Reprint of 1902 Edition
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780486204253ISBN:0486204251
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "The larger divisions of the book concern the ancestry of Stradivari; his violins, violas and violoncellos; his aims in relation to tone; his materials; his varnish; his construction; his labels; the number of instruments madel the growth of their reputation....Musicologists, violinists, makers of instruments, historians of culture, and those who count themselves simply as music lovers will find this to be an extremely interesting and informative account. " This ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Near Fine. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. (26)315pp. Indexed. Color photos. Drawings. New intro by Sydney Beck. A hint of rubbing but probably unread. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Pub
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780486204253ISBN:0486204251
Description: Near Fine. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Primary source of knowledge about legendary craftsman: ancestry and personal life, plus construction methods, woods, varnishes, known instruments, types of instruments, life, special features. 93 illustrations, plus 4 color plates. -Light wear to cover, light creases to spine and one corner crease. Inside is clean and unmarked. Binding tight and strong. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909.
Date Published: 1909
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Second edition. 8vo. Color frontispiece and 11 b/w plates; 68 illustrations in text. Original green cloth. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. Scarce in jacket. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Pubns, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780486204253ISBN:0486204251
Description: Very Good. 0-486-20425-1 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Binding tight, text edges toned. Minor shelfwear. Facsimilie printing of a 1902 edition. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pub.
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very Good. Softcover Unabridged republication of the original 1902 edition complete with tables giving complete dimensions of 79 instruments, 68 illustrations, 30 full page plates (4 in color) and more. read more
"Badly dated, bBut this is one of the better things to read about Strad. There is even a little bit of real data in the Appendix. Most of the observations and conclusions have held up well through the years, which says a lot for the Hills' work."
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