Francesco GEMINIANI (1687-1762). L'Art de jouer le violon, contenant les regles nécessaires a la perfection de cet instrument, avec une grande variété de compositions très utiles à ceux qui jouent la basse de violon, ou le clavescin, &c. Opera IX (Paris, aux adresses ordinaires où se vend la musique, 1752); in-fol. [2]-10 p. printed (reversals to binding), 51 p. engraved music; contemporary green vellum binding, red morocco label on upper board. Monsieur le Duc de Grammont (slightly worn binding, accident to spine). Rare edition of this method, accompanied by 24 musical examples and 12 compositions, the musical part signed in the 1st plate: Engraved by Melle Vandôme . Small marginal damage to the first few pages of text; slight foxing. Lettera del defonto Signor Giuseppe Tartini alla Signora Maddalena Lombardini inserviente ad una importante Lezione per i Suonatori di Violino (Venezia, Libraio Colombani, 1770; in-8, 7 p., stain and small hole in title). Provenance: collection of violinist Henri Vieuxtemps.