Strads Heritage Master (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Enlarged and expanded edition. With black & white illustrations, a bibliography and index. 464 pages. Folio. Hardcover, bound in red. Fore-edge of front cover has three small rubbed spots. The book is very slightly out of plumb. Inside clean and bright, no writing or markings.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, small quarto, red covers lettered gilt and gilt on black, top edge gilt. Dust jacket not called for. Published in an edition limited to 1400 copies of which this example is numbered 383. A very good tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents and housed in a lightly rubbed and part faded slipcase. Illustrated, 379pp.

379 pp; 104 illustrations of Strads (the illustrations are not numbered but I counted them). 4to. Top edge gilt. Original hardcover binding but I do not know if it is cloth (as some say) or faux leather (as others say). Tiny tears at top & bottom of spine. Bottom corners of covers bumped (see photo). Very Good. This copy does NOT have any library markings. First Edition. Copy no. 461 (of 1400 copies). This copy does not have the errata slip or the slipcase. NOTE ABOUT PRICES AND AVAILABILITY (in May 2026): A book printed in 1400 copies only 80 years ago is not likely to be scarce in 2026. And this book is not scarce, although copies retaining the loose errata slip and the original slipcase are less common (this copy, like most others on the market, lacks both). There are also copies signed by Ernest Doring. This copy is not signed. Yet there is a wide range of prices, from under $100 (like this one) to $1200. In 1999 an enlarged edition of 464 pp, in folio format, was published, limited to 300 copies (In May 2026, I see 3 copies of the 1999 edition priced from $130 to $1000).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. #1035 of 1400 copies. Red faux leather with moderate edgewear, rubbing and soil. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped. Binding somewhat shaken, and cracked at half-title and one of the last pages. Interior lightly toned. Previous owner name to ffep. Minor scattered marking to text. B/w illustrations. Folded letter on publisher's letterhead tipped in at rear pastedown, with typed body and author's signature. Not ex-library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 379 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No. 256 of 1400. Remainder of title: . between 1666-1737 including relevant data and mention of his two sons Francesco and Omobono. Some stains, scent, handling. Text, graphs, photographs very good. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Limited edition. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto.379pp. Incl. list of subscribers. Limited edition #82 of 1400 copies. Illustrated throughout from b&w photographs. Errata has been glued to page facing half-title; binding is cracked there, though hinges are fine. Slipcase is in poor condition, broken. Name and address stamps of renowned violin maker, Mario Frosati on endpapers and half-title. Mario Forsali was a respected violin maker who worked in Los Angeles. He came to the United States from Milan as a concert violinist in 1909. His instruments are highly sought after.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited/Numbered. .and 1737. Including Relevant Data and Mention of His Two Sons Francesco and Omobono." LIMITED EDITION OF1400 copies, this being copy number 513. Original red pictorial cloth covered boards with gilt and black stamping to front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout from photographs. A detailed and profusely illustrated celebration of Stradivari and his instruments published on the tercentenary of his birth. Although not called for this copy has been INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR "To Mr. E. M. Daggit with all best wishes, Ernest N. Doring, September 17, 1945." Lightly rubbing at extremities otherwise near fine. Clean and tight with crisp text. The slipcase is present but missing the backstrip. Scarce signed. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited edition. One of 1400 copies, this being number 980. Signed by Doring on the first blank leaf. Slipcase is very good. Errata slip included. A nice, clean copy. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to ; 379 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Deluxe Edition. Quarto. 33 cm x 23 cm. Red leather with gilt lettering and design to cover and spine. 464pp. This copy is limited to 300 copies of which this is #194 and is signed by Robert Bein and Geoffrey Fushi. This is the Enlarged and Expanded edition with additional instruments illustrated and comprehensive listings of Stradivari instruments in the violin literature. A beautiful copy in slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. This item is copy number 158, author inscribed to Mrs. William Ellery, May 4 1945. Bessie Bell Collier Ellery was an American violinist who studied under Franz Kneisel. The book itself is a little worn overall but lacking any major damage. There are several newspaper articles and a pamphlet fastened to the last couple page and rear cover. Loose inside the book and included here, there are also several letters and pieces of letters between the book's author and Bessie Bell. Nothing signed or written from her, all to her. As well as a large amount of newspaper articles, pamphlets and various paper miscellaneous items relating to, Franz Kneisel, Stradivarius instruments, people and displays and events associated with those subjects. Inscribed by Author(s).

First, Limited Edition. Limited to 1400 numbered copies, of which this is 1002. Quarto. Publisher's deep red cloth, decoratively titled in gilt and black; original card slipcase; 379pp; illus. Ink gift inscription to front flyleaf, dated 1948. A tight, clean, Near Fine copy, with just a touch of rubbing to cloth at base of spine. In the publisher's slipcase, slightly rubbed and worn; Very Good. Very attractive copy of this definitive work on the Stradivari workshop, extensively illustrated with detailed histories of each of the 104 instruments pictured (82 violins and 22 other instruments including violoncellos, violas, etc). Subscriber list follows text.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. Contenu en bon état, usure cependant des coins de la couverture, du haut et du bas du dos.

First Edition. First edition ltd. to 1400 numbered copies, 4to, pp. 379; errata slip tipped to flyleaf; numerous illustrations throughout; full brown morocco, gilt rules on covers, gilt-paneled spine, t.e.g.; fine. From the library of Lee Shelby, with his signature in gilt in the lower left corner of the upper cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 379 pp., more than 100 instruments illustrated. (sl. wear, several pages sl. spotted, very good to near fine, slipcase worn and taped) No. 296 of the edition limited to 1400.