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Catalog No. 51, 1059 items from the Montagnana Books Collection.
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BETTI, Adolfo. Signed. Photo. 1932. see illustration
The wonderful Italian violinist (1873-1950), was a student of Cesar Thomson. He was the first violinist of the Flonzaley Quartet from 1903 until it disbanded in 1929. He is shown in a 1/2 length portrait, seated, holding a book. Inscribed to J. C. Freeman and signed “Adolfo Betti” followed by the date. (10 x 8 inches, minor mounting traces on verso) A wonderful photo of this very important violinist. $250.00
HEIFETZ, Jascha. Copyright Renewal Signed. 1954. see illustration
A very interesting document that assigns to G. Schirmer, Inc. the rights to the copyright renewal of the Tambourin by Jean-Philippe Rameau, free transcription by Joseph Achron, edited and fingered by Jascha Heifetz. The original copyright was February 7, 1924, with the renewal on September 6, 1951. It is initaled “JH” in one place, and signed “Jascha Heifetz” on the bottom. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, minor wear, staple holes, punch holes, several creases, some staining, none of which detracts from the item) Possibly unique. $850.00
MILSTEIN, Nathan. Signed Photo. 1937.
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The great Russian-American violinist (1904-1992), was a student of Stoliarsky and Auer. He played with Horowitz and Piatigorsky in sonatas and trios. He had one of the longest, most distinguished careers of any violinist, and is considered by many to be in a class with Heifetz. A wonderful early pose, he is shown holding the violin under his arm. Inscribed and signed ìN. Milsteinî followed by the place and date. (7 x 9 inches, worn and buckled) $350.00
MILSTEIN, Nathan. Signed Photo. 1946.
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The great Russian-American violinist (1904-1992), was a student of Stoliarsky and Auer. He played with Horowitz and Piatigorsky in sonatas and trios. He had one of the longest, most distinguished careers of any violinist, and is considered by many to be in a class with Heifetz. An interesting pose, he is shown sitting at his desk looking at some music. Inscribed and signed ìN. Milsteinî followed by the place and date. (10 x 8 1/4 inches, some minor wear) $650.00
Applebaum, Samuel and Sada. THE WAY THEY PLAY. BOOK 10. New Jersey: Paganiniana, 1981.
253 pp., numerous illustrations. Contains interviews with Brodsky, Parnas, Varga and Silverstein. $100.00
Herrmann, Emil. RARE VIOLINS. New York and Berlin, 1927-28.
58 pp. (one side only) of illustrations of instruments and the Herrmann offices and workshops. (10 x 7 inches, original stiff wrappers a bit worn, pages attached with original tie, pages a bit worn and dirty, one page creased and partially torn, several pages a bit torn, one page cut at the bottom) Among the scarcest of catalogs, a copy brought £462, about $750 at the Christieís auction of March, 1990! Instruments illustrated include the ìSpanishî, ex-îBaron Oppenhiemî, ex-îHammerleî, ex-îHaussmannî cello of Stradivari, the ex-îSoilî, and ex-îWaltonî, of Joseph Guarneri, as well as violins by Peter Guarneri of Venice, J. B. Guadagnini, Sanctus Seraphima, Matteo Gofriller and Nicholaus Amati, and cellos of Goffriller and Guadagnini. An amazing collection! $550.00
Lucci, Raffaella, and Marchini, Rodolofo. CONOSCERE LA LIUTERIA. Getting To Know Violin Making. Unpublished Masterpieces from the Lucci-Marchini Archive. Volume I. Edizioni Il Salabue, 2006.
253 pp., 22 instruments illustrated front and back, with 4 illustrations of the scroll. (10 x 13 1/2 inches, in a slipcase) Makers illustrated include Giorgio Corsini, Guiseppe Fiorini, Rodolfo Fredi, Giuseppe Lucci, Enrico Politi, Semone Sacconi, Vincenzo Sannino, and Antonio Sgarbi. A beautiful new book. $425.00
van der Straeten, Edmund. THE HISTORY OF THE VIOLONCELLO, the Viol da Gamba, their Precursors and Collateral Instruments, with Biographies of all the Most Eminent Players of Every Country. London: William Reeves, 1971.
xvii, 700 pp., portrait, 59 plates, 63 illustrations in the text. (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, very good condition) Now quite scarce. $175.00
Wood, Glenn P. THE ART AND HISTORY OF VIOLIN CASES. Bloomington: AuthorHouse, 2008.
116 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, stiff paper covers) An interesting book with many black and white and color illustrations of some very interesting cases. $50.00
Strad Magazine. STRAD MAGAZINE. London, 1907-1908.
Volume XVIII, May, 1907-Apriil, 1908. 12 issues complete, with all the supplements. Scarce. $150.00
(Amati) ANDREA AMATI OPERA OMNIA. Les Violons du Roi. Cremona, 2007. In English and Italian.
253 pp., numerous illustrations. (10 x 12 1/2 inches) Wonderful photos of 21 instruments, A beautiful new book. $150.00
Boltshauser, Hans. GESCHICHTE DER GEIGENBAUKUNST IN DER SCHWEIZ. Leipzig, Carl Merseburger, 1923. In German.
86 pp., 13 portraits, 28 illustrations of instruments, 33 facsimiles of labels. (stiff boards sl. worn, 6 x 8 1/2 inches) Quite scarce. $125.00
Cheek, W. Raymond. TREASURE OF FACTS FOR THE VIOLINIST. Belwin, Inc., 1955.
53 pp., illustrations. (6 x 9 inches, stiff paper covers) $35.00
de Courcy, G. I. C. PAGANINI, THE GENOESE. University of Oklahoma Press, 1957. Two Volumes.
Volume I: xv, 423 pp., 8 illustrations. Volume II: vii, 431 pp., 4 illustrations. First Edition. (sl. wear and rubbing to d.j.) $210.00
Gallay, Jules. LES INSTRUMENTS DES ECOLES ITALIENNES. Catalogue Precede d'une Introduction et Suivi de Notes sur les Principaux Maitres. Paris, 1872. In French.
153 pp. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, rebound with original cover pasted onto new cover, general foxing throughtout)A very scarce book, one of 500 copies printed. $325.00
Henley, William and Woodcock, Cyril. UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN & BOW MAKERS. Price Guide and Appendix. Volume VII, 1969. London: Amati Publishing Ltd., 1969.
101 pp., 16 plates of instruments. (6 x 9 1/2 inches, d.j. a bit worn, torn and stained, covers a bit worn) $65.00
Hermann, Emil. RARE ITALIAN VIOLINS, VIOLAS & VIOLONCELLOS from the Emil Hermann Collection. Part II. Cologne and New York: Darling Publications, 2007.
185 pp., 175 of the pages are plates of instruments. (9 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches) A wonderful collection of instruments. $225.00
Lyon and Healy. CATALOG OF RARE OLD VIOLINS. Chicago, 1922.
77 pp., 7 plates, 5 of which are in color, illustrating the Colossus Stradivariand the Henry IV Amati. (spine sl. chipped, covers frayed at edges) A copy brought £108, about $200 at the Christie’s auction of March, 1990. $135.00
Migge, Otto. THE SECRET OF THE CELEBRATED ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKERS. Discovered and Explained. Frankfort, 1894.
81 pp., frontispiece. (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, red cloth covers and spine worn, ex-library, with stamp card removed, pages chipped and torn, one page taped, nside covers taped, gutters showing) Scarce, even in this condition. $75.00
(Mostra) MOSTRA DI ANTONIO STRADIVARI. Settimane Musicali di Stressa. Isola Bella, 1963.
71 pp., 47 instruments illustrated on full-page plates. In Italian and English. (8 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches, minor wear to covers, corners bumped and sl. rubbed) A copy brought £552, about $850 at the Sotheby’s auction of June, 1996. No. 96 of the edition limited to 1000 copies. $450.00
Persyn, Jean. PAUL KAUL et la Renaissance de La Lutherie. Leyde, 1934.
116 pp., portrait, several illustrations. (6 x 8 inches, stiff paper covers, spine a bit worn and frayed, sl. minor foxing on several pages) Very scarce. $175.00
Sachs, Curt. SAMMLUNG ALTER MUSIKINSTRUMENTE Bei Der Staaatlichen Hochschule Für Musik Zu Berlin. Berlin, 1922.
viii, 383 pp., 30 plates illustrating many of the instruments in the museum. (93/4 x 12 3/4 inches, minor wear to covers, inside covers sl. sprung, side edge of pages and back cover a bit worn and creased, free endpaper sl. chipped) A very scarce and interesting catalog. $650.00
Strad Magazine. STRAD MAGAZINE. London, 1941-1953.
Volumes LII-LXIII. Bound in green cloth. Volume LII begins with the June issue, instead of the May issue, as it should, and three pages from the July, 1941 issue are completely or mostly missing. All of the rest of the issues are complete. The first 10 years have been bound in the typical manner for the period, without the covers or advertising pages. The last 2 years also leave out the title page, which was also an advertising page, and just include all the pages of text. An unfortunate process of binding that went on for many decades. A very good collection that includes the scarce war years. $1000.00
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