1890 A Short Account of a Violin by Stradivari Dated 1690; Now in the Possession of Messrs. W. E. Hill & Sons

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with three colour plates with tissue guards and a folding facsimile. Collated complete. An account of "The Tuscan Strad", a violin by Antonio Stradivari, an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The precision with which he carved the heads and inserted the purfling quickly marked him as one of the most dexterous craftsmen in the world, a prime example of this being the 1690 "Tuscan" violin. At the time of writing the violin was in the possession of W. E. Hill & Sons, a British firm based in London that specialises in violins, string instruments and bows.