Yes, that is a viol on the cover! The story of its purchase is in the book, a family history of the von Trapp family written by Agathe von Trapp. This item also includes a memo pad with "The Sound of Moosic" cartoon. "Agathe von Trapp, the oldest daughter in the Trapp Family Singers, offers readers the real story behind an American classic in her poignant and fascinating autobiography Memories Before and After The Sound of Music. The courageous family and events immortalized in the beloved Broadway musical and hit Hollywood film come vibrantly alive in these pages, and Agathe’s post-Sound of Music life is equally compelling." Donated by Kathy Schenley