RARE OLD VIOLINS

8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, thus, no date(ca. 1915). Price catalog for John Friedrich and Bro., describing rare old stringed instruments, their makes, year, and town of manufacture. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 22pp., with 9 b&w photographic plates. Bound with three brass paper fasteners, with a tape strengthened spine (repair?). Title printed on front panel in black, with decorative motif in yellow below. Approximately 140 Violins, Violas, and cellos, described and priced, many photographed in the plates. Ex. Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona, 1718, $14,000. A Bit of wear on the wrappers upper corners, with an area rubbed through on the front and rear panels. *** Date is based on the catalog saying that they have been in business for "over thirty years" and the company was started in 1883. ***.