April Online Auction (Sale #301)
Lot 221:
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Violin Book Assortment
(6) illustrated books with (5) having hardcovers including (3) copies ‘The Miracle Makers, Stradivari, Guarneri, Oliveira’ each hand signed by both authors, Geoffrey Fushi and Robert Bein, Bein & Fushi, Inc., Chicago, 1998, #21, #22 and #26/300, embossed full leather in linen slipcases, each retaining all 3 accompanying CDs, ‘I ‘Segreti’ Di Stradivari’ by Simone Sacconi, Cremona, 1972, Italian, full-faux leather with dust jacket in paperboard slipcase, ‘The Dr. Herbert Axelrod Stradivari Quartet’ by Jacques Francais, Paganiniana Publications Inc., NJ, 1985 and in softcover ‘Cremona 1730-1750 Nell’Olimpo della Liuteria, The Olympus of Violin Making’ by Christopher Reuning, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 2008, Italian having parallel text in English
Provenance: the Estate of Solomon ‘Fred’ Spector, violinist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1956-2003
Property from: The Fred and Estelle Spector Estate, Chicago (Lincoln Park), Illinois
Height: 14 inches, Width: 13 inches, Depth: 1 inches
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with material and normal use, ‘Segreti’ having 2-inch tear to bottom of cover portion of dust jacket, dust jacket corners slightly bumped and subtle toning near page edges throughout, ‘Olympus’ having faint, 2- and 0.5-inch creases to cover, corners slightly bumped, softcover having matte finish that exaggerates the appearance of otherwise superficial, light scuffs and some toning to cover and page edges throughout, ‘Quartet’ having dedication and some toning to page edges throughout, all ‘Miracle’ copies seemingly unread with #22 having areas of slight color inconsistency
Disclaimers: individual pages not inspected; not subject to page-by-page inspection for completeness or condition and possibly having previous owner names, occasional notes, bent corners or creases
Category: Collectibles > Books
Estimated Sale Time: 1:04 pm CST
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Sales Tax: California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin
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Last modified: March 29, 2023, 11:28 am
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with material and normal use, ‘Segreti’ having 2-inch tear to bottom of cover portion of dust jacket, dust jacket corners slightly bumped and subtle toning near page edges throughout, ‘Olympus’ having faint, 2- and 0.5-inch creases to cover, corners slightly bumped, softcover having matte finish that exaggerates the appearance of otherwise superficial, light scuffs and some toning to cover and page edges throughout, ‘Quartet’ having dedication and some toning to page edges throughout, all ‘Miracle’ copies seemingly unread with #22 having areas of slight color inconsistency
Dimensions: 14 x 13 x 1 in
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