[Stradivari, Antonio. (1644–1737)]
Two Books about Stradivari
Helen Tinyanova, trans. Charles Angoff: Stradivari the violin-maker. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. 99 pp. 12mo. Red cloth boards. Fictionalized account of the famous violin-maker's life, illustrated with plates by Harrie Wood. Translated from the Russian. Ownership stamps and signatures throughout; otherwise overall fine.Horace Petherick. Antonio Stradivari. London: "The Strad" Office, 1900. 82; viii pp. 12mo. Red cloth boards. Biography of Stradivari with analysis of his work, published as No. VIII of "The Strad" Library. Ownership stamps and signatures throughout with some heavy toning and one detached page; overall very good. (16520)
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