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| Title | Grondig Onderwys In Het Behandelen Der Viool |  | Author | Mozart, Leopold |  | Edition | First Dutch |  | Published | Enschedé, Johan Haarlem 1766 |  | Illustrator | Noorde, C. Van |  | Description | MOZART, LEOPOLD  Grondig Onderwijs in Het Behandelen Der Viool. Haarlem, Enschedé, Johan. 1766, First Dutch. Full Calf, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Noorde, C. Van. Grondig onderwys in het behandelen der viool, ontworpen door Leopold Mozart. Met 4 konstplaaten en een Tafel van de regelen der Strykmanier etc XVI-259 PP. Engraved frontispice, [Mozart playing the violin, by C.v.Noorde] Engraved head piece at the dedication PP. [To the Dutch King, William the Fifth] 6 PP. Introduction by Mozart, delicately printed in Enschedé 's famous "Civilité" type, and 3 plates on how to hold and to play the violin and how to handle the bow, with a further, large folding table with music, on the technique of the bow and further, numerous musical examples in the text. A copy with generous margins.See: Scheurleer I, p345 : The first Dutch translation of the famous and influential "Versuch Einer Grundlichen Violinschule" (Ed. Augsburg 1756). Highly interesting from a typographical point of view. Printed by the famous Johannes Enschedé, one of the leading Dutch printers of this time, and still existing in the same town.He used a method invented by Joan Michael Fleischmann to print the music in the book. Orig. full calf, with gilded, double filet lines and a fine blind-stamped roll border.Spine with raised bands and contrasting titlepiece. Top of spine worn, small portion missing. The large table with closed tear, the prints, including the title page, loosely inserted. A good copy of an important, scarce and sought-after book. Fine.   [Your booknumber: 2950] |  | Book condition | Good |  | Binding | Full  Calf |  | Book size | 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall |  | Price |  3250 |  |  | Order or get more information |  |