Buy this book on-line Matthews, John : The Violin Music of Beethoven. "The Strad" Library, No. XThe Strad Office; D. R. Duncan, London, England, 1902
Original publisher's maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 101 pages, complete. Eight additional pages of advertisements in the back for other books related to violins and other string instruments. One black and white illustrated frontispiece portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Binding is tight. Some offsetting on the front cover (mostly along the spine and near the top edge) and sunning on the spine. Small scratch on fore-edge of the front cover. Purple stamp on dedication page identifies this book as having been made and printed at "The Strad" with "J. H. Lavender and Company" as the proprietors. There are two stamps and a bookplate from former owners on the front pastedown. One "Ex Libris" stamp belongs to "Frank Pisker Picard," the other stamp is from "Bertrand Smith" at "Acres of Books," and the bookplate belongs to "John Heath" which is dated 1926. Excerpt from the Preface: "A brief explanation only is needed with respect to this reprint of articles which have been appearing in The Strad for the past two or three years. Those compositions of Beethoven in which members of the string family participate as solo instruments only, have been regarded as coming within its scope; to the exclusion of orchestral works. Moreover, the symphonies have been so ably treated by the late Sir George Grove, that to cover again the same ground would be a work of supererogation." Chapters: "The Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Nos. I.-V.," "The Piano and Violin Sonata, Nos. VI.-X.," "The Trios for Piano, Violin and Violoncello," "The String Trios," "The Quartets," "The Piano Quartets and the String Quintets," "The Violin Concerto, Romances, Violoncello Sonatas and Variations," "The Sketch Books," and "Beethoven's String Quartet." The Strad was founded in 1889 as a music magazine about violins and similar string instruments and is still published to this day.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Matthews, John : The Violin Music of Beethoven. "The Strad" Library, No. X. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, fine bindings, out of print books, out-of-print books and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |