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Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Disbound upright folio. Engraved. London: C. Wheatstone, n.d. [1808?]. 49 pp. Edition with title and all instructions in English. 12.5 x 9.75 inches (32 x 24.5 cm). Engraved throughout, no PN. Annotations in pencil in and blue crayon to head of title, partly illegible but twice containing the name "Blagrove" (once "Mr. Blagrove") and the second, perhaps an inscription to "J. Ela," which we believe to have been the eminent British violinist, critic and concert manager John Ella. Occasional marks in pencil, light foxing, else fine.Rare. WorldCat lists only one copy, at the University of Colorado in Boulder (tentatively dated "1808"). The first 40 studies are Kreutzer's original set. The authorship of the final ten is not known; "F. Rodolphe" sounds like a pseudonym. The present copy seems to have been belonged to English violinist Henry Blagrove (1811-1872), who enjoyed some fame in his lifetime, both in England and on the European continent. He was one of the students… Read More