Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Celebrated Violinists

xii, 254,[2]pp.  In decorated purple buckram cloth boards with gilt lettering front and spine.  Decorated endpapers.  12mo.  Cloth is worn, rubbed and rounded around corners, scraped and scuffed to flaking over the bottom circa 2 inches of the spine, unevenly faded, with a couple of minor marks and indentations on edges.  Text block edges dust darkened.  Endpapers toned, hinges cracking.  First leave of contents is chipped on upper edge (not affecting text) and there's a hint of toning to first and last few leaves. A series of biographical sketches of leading violinists, including Lulli, Corelli, The Bannisters, Pugnani, Viotti etc.