First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed on the front free endpaper by Rosemary Rapaport, co-founder of the Purcell School. [ii], 116pp, with many black and white illustrations. Blue textured cloth-covered boards, gilt titles front and spine. 8vo. Boards very slightly rounded on corners else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Laminated dust wrapper slightly shelf worn and a little bumped on extreme edges. Several copies of a flyer regarding the book and its publication loosely laid in.
In 1988, the Purcell School celebrated its first 25 years of operation; this history was commissioned to mark that anniversary. The author is a former violin teacher and history teacher at King's in Canterbury and well known for his biography of Paganini.
