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LOT #231
Violin Book Assortment
(13) items including “An Illustrated Catalogue of the Music Loan Exhibition” Novello and Company, London, 1909, limited, gilt-stamped full red Morroco leather, original wraps bound in, “Liutai Antichi E Moderni”, Giovanni De Piccolellis, Florence, 1885, half leather, limited, “L’Art du Luthier”, A. Tolbecque, Niort, 1903, half leather, “The Secret of the Celebrated Italian Violin Makers” Otto Migge, Frankfort on the Main, 1894, half leather, “Les Luthiers Italiens aux XVIIe et XVIIIe Siecles” J. Gallay, Academie des Bibliophiles, Paris, 1869, #288/500, half leather, “The Violin: Its Construction” P. Davidson, F. Pitman, London, 1880, (3) volumes by J.M. Fleming, “Se Solo a Violino da Joh. Seb. Bach” Verlag Kassel, Stuttgart, 1950, facsimile, bound programs of the Chicago Orchestra, First Season 1891-92 and Fifth Season 1895-96 and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra 18th season 1908-09
Estimate: $400 - $600
Hammer Price: $275
Provenance: the Estate of Solomon "Fred" Spector, violinist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1956-2003
Dimensions: Height: 13 1/4 inches, Width: 10 3/4 inches, Depth: 1 3/4 inches (largest)
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, "The Secret of the Celebrated Italian Violin Makers" having loose preliminary pages, "An Illustrated Catalogue of the Music Loan Exhibition" having wear-through at spine corners, "Se Solo a Violino da Joh. Seb. Bach" warped from moisture
Disclaimers: not all items individually inspected; not subject to page-by-page inspection for completeness or condition and possibly having previous owner names, occasional notes, bent corners or creases
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%), Wisconsin (5.500%)