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The Violin Hunter: The Life Story of Luigi Tarisio, William Alexander Silverman, 1957, William Reeves

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Written by William Alexander Silverman and published by William Reeves in London in 1957, with a foreword by violinist Josef Gingold, this biography chronicles the life of Luigi Tarisio, the nineteenth-century Italian dealer and collector who traveled from peasant homes to obscure lofts across Europe rescuing some of the finest Stradivari and Guarneri instruments ever made.

Yellow and black illustrated dust jacket present with some edge wear; Oakhurst Library stamp inside; Tom Berry's bookshop label (Sarasota, FL) on front endpaper; evidence of a removed label. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.

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