The art of playing on the violin, containing all the rules necessary to attain to a perfection on that instrument : with great variety of compositions, which will also be very useful to those who study the violoncello, harpsichord &c

Engraved title page.

Title page transposed: printer's statement appears after the imprint date.

"Opera IX."

The text (p. 9, [1], 2nd and 3rd groups of paging) is letterpress, printed on paper with horizontal chain lines.

The 1st ed., according to the Oxford history of music, could not have been published before 1734.

Signatures: [A]² B² [C]1 (horizontal chain lines).

English Short Title Catalogue, N70329

Principally exercises with continuo.

Not identical with part 5 of Peter Prelleur's Modern musicmaster.

LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.

LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's, with a note in his hand on p. 8.

With: Geminiani, Francesco. Rules for playing a true taste, [London, 1745?]. Issued separately.

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01/01/1751

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