Early hardcover edition of Studies on Chopin's Études, Volume I (Nos. 1–12a), by Leopold Godowsky. Published by Robert Lienau, formerly Schlesinger, Berlin. One of the original early-volume issues of Godowsky's celebrated studies based on Chopin's Études, regarded among the most technically demanding and influential works in the piano repertoire. An important collectible for pianists, conservatories, music libraries, and collectors of historic piano literature. Please see photographs for condition and completeness.