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Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737), 1909
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1Commendatore Lozzi of Rome. To the late Marquis Alessandro Dalla Valle we are under an exceptional debt of gratitude for having freely accorded us access to his unique collection of Stradivari relics.
3The encouragement and advice ungrudgingly given to us at all times by Sir William and Lady Huggins have been of inestimable value; nor can we sufficiently acknowledge in words the friendship Lady Huggins has honoured us with in reading and advising upon the manuscript of our book. In conclusion, we venture to hope that the sincerity of our work will bring us that support which stimulates fresh undertakings. Much of absorbing interest to violin lovers yet remains to be written.
5PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
7The first edition of this work was published in 1902. Its reception was even more gratifying than was expected. The thousand copies of which the edition consisted were sold within three years.
9As the first edition is now only rarely to be obtained—and even then at a cost much exceeding the price at which it was published—and as the demand for the work still continues, it is felt that the time for its republication has arrived, particularly in a much cheaper form, which will bring it within the reach of a more extended circle of readers.
11In taking this step the authors believe they will be gratifying a large number of violin lovers desirous of having within reach the fullest and most trustworthy information accessible concerning the life and work of Antonio Stradivari.
13The text and illustrations of this edition, except only that half-tone plates are substituted for lithographic plates, are practically the same as those of the original edition.
15LONDON, 1909.
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