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(Cremona) L'ESPOSIZIONE DI LIUTERIA ANTICA A CREMONA NEL 1937. Cremona, 1938.
257 pp., xxvii, 120 plates showing 3 views of each instrument. In Italian, French and German. (original stiff paper covers bound in a newer cloth and boards cover, fine condition) The instruments illustrated in this wonderful catalog include violins of Andrea, Antonio & Gerolamo, and Nicolo Amati, Rogeri, Ruggeri, Andrea, Peter of Venice, Peter of Mantua and Joseph Filius Andreas Guarneri, Joseph Guarneri del Gesu, Bergonzi, Stradivari (30 examples!), Gagliano, Guadagnini, Storioni, Cerutti, etc, etc., and cellos of Rogeri, Ruggeri, Peter Guarneri of Venice, Stradivari, Gagliano and Balestreri. A copy brought about $2100 at the Phillips auction of March, 1995. No. 257 of the edition limited to 500 copies. Extremely scarce. $1750.00 (reduced from $2500.00)

Doring, Ernest N. HOW MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master. Chicago, 1945.
379 pp., more than 100 instruments illustrated. (sl. wear, several pages sl. spotted, very good to near fine, slipcase worn and taped) No. 496 of the edition limited to 1400. A copy brought £1540, about $3000 at the Christieπs auction of November, 1991! Just like there is nothing like an original Strad violin, there is nothing like an original copy of this important book. $650.00 (reduced from $800.00)

Doring, Ernest N. HOW MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master. Chicago, 1945. The Deluxe Edition.
379 pp., more than 100 instruments illustrated. (spine is a bit worn and cracked, edge sl. rubbed, otherwise in near-fine condition) This book is one of the scarcest of all violin books, limited to only 50 copies. Sold for $7000 at the Sotheby's auction in June, 1995! $2500.00 (reduced from $4000.00)

Hamma, Fridolin. MEISTERWERKE ITALIENISCHER GEIGENBAUKUNST. Ihre Beschreibung und Bisher Erzielte Preise. Stuttgart, n.d. (c. 1932) In German.
xiii, 347 pp., 212 plates of instruments, each with two views, 9 full-scale outlines. (general condition very good to near-fine, some minor wear, one of the perforated outlines is loose, in the original dust jacket, which is nearly unheard of, d.j. torn at spine, small pieces of tape on inside of covers had been used to hold the dust jacket in place) A beautiful and very rare book, with wonderful plates, the edition limited to 1200 copies, this one unnumbered. Never reprinted because the plates were destroyed during World War II. Instruments illustrated include violins of Amati, Balestrieri, Bergonzi, da Salo, Carcassi, Gagliano, Grancino, Gobetti, Goffriller, Guadagnini, all the Guarneris, Landolfi, Maggini, Stradivari (35 examples!), etc., etc. Very scarce. $1800.00 (reduced from $2400.00)

Hamma, Fridolin. DIE D'EGVILLE–DEL GESÜ. Stuttgart, 1961.
55 pp., 8 illustrations (one in color). (5 7/8 x 10 inches, covers a bit dirty) A beautiful monograph about this great violin. No. 351 of the edition limited to only 500 copies. A copy sold for £385, about $675 at the Christieπs auction of June, 1990. Very scarce. $450.00 (reduced from $750.00)

Hamma, Fridolin. GERMAN VIOLIN MAKERS. A Critical Dictionary of German Violin Makers, with a Series of Plates Illustrating Characteristic and Fine Examples of their Work. London: William Reeves, 1961.
xi, 49 pp. of text, 80 plates of instruments, each with 2 views of the instrument, plus the scroll and label. (no d.j., sl. wear, top of spine sl. buckled) Scarce! $300.00 (reduced from $450.00)

Hill and Sons. ANTONIO STRADIVARI. His Life and Work. (1644-1737). London, 1902. THE DELUXE EDITION.
xvi, 303 pp., 31 plates of instruments and labels, 21 of which are in color, 68 illustrations. Bound in full green morocco, covers decorated in gilt. (rebacked, covers worn and rubbed, contents and plates very good to near-fine) No. 75 of the edition limited to 100 copies. $1000.00 (reduced from $3500)

Hill and Sons. VIOLIN MAKERS OF THE GUARNERI FAMILY. (1626-1762). Their Life and Work. London, 1931. THE DELUXE EDITION.
xxxvii, 181 pp., 17 color plates, 45 photographic plates, 51 illustrations, large 4to, red leather, in the style of an Italian binding of the late 17th century, raised bands and gilt-decorated panels and title, top edges gilt. (free endpaper has an elaborately decorated dedication, covers a bit scuffed and worn) Widely considered to be the most beautiful of all violin books. No. 171 of the edition limited to 200 copies. Extremely scarce! $2500.00 (reduced from $3500)

Jalovec, Karel. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIOLIN MAKERS. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1968.
Two Volumes. Volume I: A-K, 482 pp., 110 plates, 16 color plates. Volume II: L-Z, 399 pp., 86 plates, 8 color plates. (dust jackets worn and torn, contents near-fine, in a slipcase) $850.00 $650.00 (reduced from $850.00)

Poidras, Henri. CRITICAL & DOCUMENTARY DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS. Old and Modern. Two volumes. Rouen, 1928 and 1930. In English.
Volume I: xiii, 290 pp., frontispiece, portrait, 34 plates of instruments, 544 facsimiles and wordings of labels. Volume II: xvi, 296 pp., 50 plates of instruments, 984 facsimiles and wordings of labels. (bound in blue cloth, foxing) Includes chapters on the Italian, French, English, and German violin making schools. $250.00 (reduced from $450.00)

Roda, Joseph. BOWS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY. Chicago: William Lewis and Son, 1959. The Deluxe Edition.
335 pp., 20 illustrations, 47 double plates illustrating 241 bows. Includes a biographical list of bow makers. (full leather binding, gilt titles and decoration on covers and spine, top edges gilt, in a slipcase, fine to very fine condition) No. 156 of the edition limited to 200 copies. Extremely scarce. $2500.00 $1750.00 (reduced from $2500.00)

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. $600.00 (reduced from $1000.00)

Strad Magazine. STRAD MAGAZINE. London. 1965-2003.
439 issues, missing only 28 issues, 1966 and 1968 are complete, then 30 additional complete years, 1971-1992, and 1994-2001. Nine years are in the red Strad binders, which have some wear and cracking. A very good collection. $1500.00 (reduced from $2500.00)

(Vuillaume, J. B.) Millant, R. J. B. VUILLAUME. His Life and Work. London: Hill and Sons, 1972. In English, French and German. THE DELUXE EDITION.
207 pp., frontispiece, 80 pages of illustrations, bound in full morocco leather, with gilt decorations and in a slipcase. This edition limited to 500 copies. A copy brought £231, about $450 at the Christieπs auction of November, 1990. $350.00 (reduced from $500.00)

Werro, Henry. "LADY BLUNT" STRADIVARIUS-VIOLINE 1721. Bern, 1943.
24 pp., 5 illustrations. (6 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, covers a bit worn) No. 118 of the edition limited to 200 copies. Inscribed by Werro to Emil Hamma. Extremely scarce. $1500.00 (reduced from $2000.00)

Werro, Henry. "OLE BULL" Joseph Guarnerius del Gesù, 1744. Berne, 1971.
51 pp., gold-stamped boards, 2 portraits of Ole Bull, 4 photographs of the violin. In German, French and English. (6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches, fine condition, slipcase a bit frayed) No. 366 of an edition limited to 400. Scarce! $350.00 (reduced from $500.00)

Yokoyama, Shinichi. ANTONIO STRADIVARI IN JAPAN. Tokyo: Gakken Co., 1984.
180 pp., fabulous illustrations of 14 of the greatest instruments ever made. Limited to 1000 copies. In a slipcase. (binding a bit loose, but not coming detached, small stains on slipcase) Very scarce. $950.00 (reduced from $1500.00)