The Violin Book (1999) with slipcover, limited edition of 6000

by Robin Stowell. London: Outline Press, 1999. Limited edition. Hardcover. #4,594 of 6,000 copies. Sm. folio. 126pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine in original pictorial dust jacket housed in original blue cloth slipcase with gold lettering. Work traces the violin's development from its medieval roots, through the era of the great 16th- and 17th-century Italian makers and its influence on baroque and classical music, to the crowning glory of the romantic concertos and the challenging repertory of the 20th century. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographs. Minor age wear and staining on slipcase, see pictures. Book is in excellent condition. Comes from a smoke free home.