1893 Morris Steinert Keyed & String Instruments with Photos First Edition

The M. Steinert Collection of Keyed and Stringed Instruments. With various Treatises on the History of these Instruments, the Method of Playing Them, and Their Influence on Musical Art. By Morris Steinert, New Haven Conn. Illustrated. Published by Charles F. Tretbar, Steinway Hall, New York, 1893. First Edition. 170 p, 10.5 x 7", large 8vo. In fair condition. Boards are normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine collapsed with some fraying. White manuscript ex-library writing on tail of spine. Gilt lettering bright and clean. Ex-library permanent ink stamps on front & rear paste-downs: "Library of the N. Y. Museum of Science and Industry, New York City". Front end-page & fly-leaf detached from binding and chipped at fore-edges. Front and rear gutters cracked with exposed binding mesh. Normal toning in margins throughout text-block. Ex-library envelope and card catalogue on rear paste-down. Binding intact. Please see photos. Morris Steinert (1831 - 1912) was very a successful Steinway & Sons dealer for New England. In New Haven in 1865, Morris Steinert opened a music store selling used instruments and sheet music in 1861. Eventually he sold pianos of his own manufacture. But initially after negotiations with various well-known piano manufacturers, he became an agent for Steinway pianos in New Haven in 1874 and for Steinway pianos in Providence, RI, and Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, MA, in 1883. His business was very successful, with Steinert ordering in some years hundreds of pianos from Steinway and Sons. Steinert had a passion for music, and especially 18th century music and saw that his children were educated in music as well as the family business. His passion spurred the collection of antique pianos and stringed instruments that he catalogued and donated to Yale University. First Edition. RAREA1893ADEB - 08/19 FORN-TUB-0080-BB-2505-HKREV893. …