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Mozart, Leopold.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Versuch einer gruendlichen Violinschule, entworfen und mit 4. Kupfertafeln sammt einer Tabelle versehen, Augsburg: J. J. Lotter for the author, 1756
- paper and ink
first edition, 4to, [8], 264, [8], four engraved plates, printed table attached to outer margin of first page of index, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by J. A. Fridrich after G. Eichler, errata list, stencilled endpapers, contemporary half calf, small tear to table, slightly affecting printed surface, very slight damp-staining to gutter, binding worn
Literature
RISM Ecrits ii, pp. 600-601; Hirsch, i 419
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine copy of Leopold Mozart's seminal treatise on the violin in a contemporary binding. Along with those by C.P.E. Bach and J.J. Quantz, it is one of the most important musical treatises of the eighteenth century, published the year of Wolfgang Mozart's birth.