Items from the Montagnana Books Collection

Books, Magazines, etc. (A-G)

Abele, Hyacinth. DIE VIOLINE, ihre Geschichte und ihr Bau. Nach Quellen dargestellt von Hyacinth Abele. Neuburg, 1864.

viii, 195 pp., 27 illustrations and folding plates at the end. German script. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, boards, a few pages a bit foxed) Very scarce first edition. $150.00

Abele, H. and Niederheitmann, F. THE VIOLIN: Its History & Construction Illustrated & Described, From Many Sources. Together with a List of Italian and Tyrolese Violin Makers. Translated by John Broadhouse. London: William Reeves, n. d.

vi, 151 pp., frontispiece, 28 illustrations, music plate. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, covers sl. worn) $30.00 Sold!

Achron, Joseph. ÜBER DIE AUSFÜHRUNG DER CHROMATISCHEN TONLEITER AUF DER VIOLINE. Wien, 1926. In German and Russian.

14 pp., musical examples. (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches, paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

Adelmann, Olga. DIE ALEMANNISCHE SCHULE. Archaischer Geigenbau des 17. Jahrhunderts im südlichen Schwarzwald und in der Schweiz. Berlin, 1990. In German.

136 pp., 184 illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $100.00 Sold!

Adelmann, Olga. KATALOG DER STREICHINSTRUMENTE. Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin, 1975.

336 pp., several drawings of instruments. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

Adler, Eduard. DIE BEHANDLUNG UND ERHALTUNG DER STREICHINSTRUMENTE. Leipzig, 1910.

60 pp., illustrations. (4 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches, paper covers, some wear, some pages coming detached) $55.00 Sold!

Adler, Hans. TRAVEL THE RAINBOW. The Story of the First Violin. Vantage Press, 1962.

240 pp. (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, sl. wear to covers) A novel about Gasparo da Salo. $35.00 Sold!

Adye, Willett, Esq. MUSICAL NOTES. London: Richard Bentley, 1869.

112 pp. (4 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches, gilt covers) Chapters include Violinists and the Violin and The Violin and Its History. Scarce.

$60.00 Sold!

Alburger, Mary Anne. THE VIOLIN MAKERS. Portrait of a Living Craft. London, 1978.

240 pp., plus 31 plates illustrating the instruments of these makers. (d.j. sl. worn) An interesting book that interviews 28 modern British instrument makers. $75.00 Sold!

Alburger, Mary Anne. SCOTTISH FIDDLERS AND THEIR MUSIC. London, 1983.

256 pp., 19 illustrations, 116 musical examples. (6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches, minor wear to d.j.) $55.00 Sold!

Allen, Robert Thomas. THE VIOLIN. A Children's Story. Featuring Maurice Solway as the Old Man. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Ltd., 1976.

79 pp., numerous illustrations. (10 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, cloth, d.j. chipped) Signed by Solway. $45.00 Sold!

Alton, Robert. VIOLIN AND CELLO BUILDING AND REPAIRING. London, 1950.

182 pp., frontispiece, 82 illustrations. (8vo, cloth, d.j. worn and torn) Includes full and detailed instructions for making a violin, cello or bow, including selecting wood, making the bass bar, etc. $40.00

Alton, Robert. VIOLIN MAKING AND REPAIRING. London: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1923.

152 pp., 61 illustrations. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, paper covers, spine worn, covers a bit worn) Includes full and detailed instructions for making a violin or bow, including selecting wood, making the bass bar, etc. $35.00 Sold!

Amateur Work. AMATEUR WORK, ILLUSTRATED. Containing Designs and Working Drawings to Scale, for Various Pieces of Work, Useful and Ornamental, and Several Hundred Diagrams and Engravings on Wood. Volumes I, II and III. London, n.d.

Vol. I: 534 pp., numerous illustrations, foldouts. Vol. II: 600 pp., numerous illustrations, foldouts. Vol III: 600 pp., plus 208 pp., November, 1884-February, 1885 issues of the magazine added in the back. (7 1/2 x 10 inches, some of the foldouts ripped) Includes sections from Heron-Allen's Violin Making as it Was and Is, as well as many other interesting items. Very scarce. $375.00

Amighetti, Claudio. ILLUSTRATED YEARBOOK OF STRING INSTRUMENTS. 1993. Cremona: Turris, 1994. In English and Italian.

103 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $85.00 Sold!

Amighetti, Claudio. ILLUSTRATED YEARBOOK OF STRING INSTRUMENTS. 1994. Cremona: Turris, 1995. In English and Italian.

124 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $85.00 Sold!

Amighetti, Claudio. ILLUSTRATED YEARBOOK OF STRING INSTRUMENTS. 1995. Cremona: Turris, 1995. In English and Italian.

124 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $85.00 Sold!

Amighetti, Claudio. ILLUSTRATED YEARBOOK OF STRING INSTRUMENTS. 1996. Cremona: Turris, 1997. In English and Italian.

178 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $85.00 Sold!

Amighetti, Claudio. ILLUSTRATED YEARBOOK OF STRING INSTRUMENTS. 1997. Cremona: Turris, 1998. In English and Italian.

206 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $85.00 Sold!

Anderson, H. C. NUR EIN GEIGER. Stuttgart, n.d.

383 pp. (4 x 6 1/2 inches, German script, covers sprung, a few pages stained) Scarce. $75.00 Sold!

Angeloni, Domenico. IL LIUTAIO. Origine e Costruzione del Violino e degli Strumenti ad Arco Moderni e Notizie Intorno all'Invenzione del Gravecembolo di Bartolomeo Cristofori. Milano, 1923.

xxvi, 558 pp., 33 plates, 176 illustrations, 10 musical examples. (4 x 6 inches, boards, some wear, spine torn) Regazzi says that this book "should be considered one of the most important texts on violin-making in Italy at the beginning of this [20th] century". Very scarce. $300.00

(Antiques) ANTIQUES AND THEIR VALUES. Musical Instruments. Lyle Publications, 1977.

126 pp., numerous illustrations. (4 x 6 inches, plastic-covered boards. $10.00 Sold!

Apel, Willi. ITALIAN VIOLIN MUSIC OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. Indiana University Press, 1990.

ix, 306 pp., numerous musical examples. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches,very sl. wear to d.j.) $45.00

Apian-Bennewitz, P. O. DIE GEIGE. Leipzig, 1920. In German.

viii, 416 pp., 7 plates, 174 illustrations. (7 x 10 inches, covers worn and spotted, a few pages frayed at edges, one page lose, two plates torn, covers sprung, reading copy only) $85.00 Sold!

Arakelian, Sourene. THE VIOLIN. Precepts and Observations of a Luthier. My Varnish, Based on Myrrh. Frankfurt, 1981.

81 pp., frontispiece. (5 1/4 x 8 1/4, stiff paper covers) $35.00 Sold!

Arakelian, Sourene. LE VIOLON. Preceptes et Notices d'un Luthier. Paris, 1952.

67 pp., 1 illustration. (5 3/8 x 8 1/4, paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

Arcidiacono, Aurelio. LA VIOLA. Ancona, 1973. In Italian.

62 pp., 18 illustrations, 13 musical examples. (6 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

Arns, Ulrich. UNTERSUCHUNGEN AN GEIGEN. Karlsruhe, 1954.

77 pp., numerous illustrations. (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

Associazione Nazionale Della Liuteria Artistica Italiana A.N.L.A.I. Rome, 1952.

24 pp. (6 3/4 x 9 inches, paper covers, some wear) $25.00 Sold!

Babitz, Sol. HOW TO RESTORE THE VIOLS & VIOLINS of the Renaissance & Baroque Eras. First Correct Guide. Los Angeles, 1979.

32 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers, one page creased at bottom) $25.00 Sold!

Babitz, Sol. THE VIOLIN. Views and Reviews. Fifty-Four Articles Selected from the Monthly Violin Views and Reviews Columns Which Have Appeared in the International Musician Since 1941. American String Teachers Association, n.d.

43 pp., numerous illustrations and musical examples. (8 3/4 x 11 inches, stiff paper covers, spiral bound) $45.00 Sold!

Babitz, Sol. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 18TH CENTURY and Modern Violin Bowing. Reprinted from the Score and IMA magazine, March, 1957.

22 pp., numerous musical examples and illustrations. (7 1/4 x 9 3/2 inches, stiff paper covers, al lot of writing) $25.00 Sold!

Babitz, Sol. CONCERNING THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT EVERY NOTE MUST BE HELD. Reprinted from The Music Review, Vol 28, No. 1, February, 1967.

17 pp., 20 musical examples (6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches, paper covers, a couple of items inserted into front, owned by Laurence Witten). $25.00 Sold!

Babitz, Sol. PRINCIPLES OF EXTENSIONS IN VIOLIN FINGERINGS. Delkas, 1947.

32 pp., 15 diagrams, 106 musical examples. (8 14 x 10 3/4 inches, paper covers worn and creased, back cover torn and

chipped) $35.00 Sold!

Babitz, Sol. THE GREAT BAROQUE HOAX. A Guide to Baroque Performance for Musicians and Connoisseurs. Early Music Laboratory, 1970. 2nd Version.

51 pp., numerous illustrations and examples. (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers, some wear, some writing) $35.00 Sold!

Bacchetta, Renzo. STRADIVARI. Cremona, n.d.

62 pp., 25 illustrations. (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, paper covers and spine a bit worn and frayed) $50.00 Sold!

Bacchetta, Renzo. STRADIVARI NON É NATO NEL 1644. Vita e Opere del Celebre Liutaro. La Sala Stradivariana. Del Museo Civico di Cremona. Cremona, 1937. In Italian.

175 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 x 8 3/4 inches, some wear to paper covers and spine) Signed by the author. $135.00

Bacchetta, Renzo (curator). LA PROVINCIA DI CREMONA ad USO dei Grandi e dei Piccini. Cremona, 1948.

247 pp., numerous illus., 2 fold-out maps. (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, paper covers worn, chipped and detached) Signed by Bacchetta. $75.00 Sold!

Bachmann, Alberto. LE VIOLON. (Lutherie – Oeuvres – Biographies). Guide a L'usage des Artistes & des Amateurs. Paris, 1906.

xi, 198 pp., numerous illustrations of instruments and labels. (6 1/2 x 10 inches, bound in vellum). Quite scarce. $250.00

Bachmann, Werner. DIE ANFÄNGE DES STREICHINSTRUMENTENSPIELS. Leipzig, 1964.

206 pp., 40 pp. with 97 illustrations. In German. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, d.j. a bit worn and torn) Scarce. $75.00 Sold!

(Baden-Württemberg) 10 JAHRE LANDESSAMMLUNG Baden-Württemberg. 1980-1990.

unpaged. (stiff covers, 8 1/2 x 11 inches) 46 color photos of instruments by makers including Lupot, Pique, Gand, Vuillaume, Landolfi, Gagliano family, Ventapane, Rugieri, Goffriller, Montagnana, etc. $65.00 Sold!

Bagatella, Antonio. REGOLE PER LA COSTRUZIONE DE VIOLINI, VIOLE, VIOLONCELLI E VIOLONI. Padova, 1883.

31 pp., 2 foldouts. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers worn, front cover and one page partially detached) Very scarce early edition. $135.00 Sold!

Bagatella, Antonio. REGLES pour la Construction des Violons, Altis, Violoncelles et Basses de Viole. 2nd edition. Geneve: Chez Aime Kling, 1927. In French.

34 pp., 2 folding plates. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers, pages unopened) $135.00 Sold!

Balfoort, Dirk J. STRADIVARI, AN ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH. Stockholm, 1935.

60 pp., 33 illustrations. (boards sl. warped) A biography of Stradivari in English, with a survey of his works. $30.00 Sold!

Balfoort, Dirk J. ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS. Amsterdam, n.d.

60 pp., numerous illustrations. (boards sl. warped) A biography of Stradivari in Dutch, with a survey of his works. $40.00 Sold!

Balfoort, Dirk J. HET PROBLEEM VAN DEN VIOOLBOUW. Den Haag, n.d.

48 pp., 11 illustrations. (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, d.j. a bit stained, some foxing) $55.00 Sold!

Ballantine, Bill. THE VIOLIN. An Introduction To The Instrument. New York, 1971.

127 pp, frontispiece, numerous illustrations. (6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, decorated boards) $25.00 Sold!

Barber, John. THE YOUNG VIOLINIST'S HANDBOOK. How it is Played and Made. Surrey, n.d. Forward by Sir Colin Davis.

35 pp., numerous illustrations, cartoons. (5 1/2 x 8 inches, stiff covers, minor wear) $15.00 Sold!

Barbieri, Armando. TRATTATO DI LIUTERIA ANTICA E MODERNA. Dedicato ai Giovani Liutai. Forli, 1956 (1993).

xvi, 139 pp., 16 plates illustrating different steps in violin construction. (6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $85.00 Sold!

Barilli, Bruno. IL SORCIO NEL VIOLINO. Torino, 1982.

xxxviii, 327 pp. (5 x 8 inches, stiff paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

Barjansky, Serge. THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF TONE PRODUCTION for String Instrument Players. 1939.

19 pp. (6 x 9 1/4 inches, paper covers, minor wear, belonged to Ernest Doring) $35.00 Sold!

Barrett, Henry. THE VIOLA. Complete Guide for Teachers and Students. University of Alabama Press, 1972. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.

x, 218 pp., 28 illustrations, 59 musical examples. (8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches) $40.00

Bartolozzi, Bruno. NUOVI SUONI PER I "LEGNI". Milano, 1974.

76 pp., many musical examples, recording. (7 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, boards) $25.00 Sold!

Basch, David and Whitman, Daniel. ONE STEP UP. A Buyer's Guide to Stringed Instruments. Halcyon Productions, 1995.

(viii), 50 pp., 1 illustration. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $15.00 Sold!

Bast, Carl. DIE LÖSUNG DES PHYSIOLOGISCHEN PROBLEMS der Technik der Streichinstrumente. Munich, 1920.

60 pp., frontispiece. (6 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches, paper covers, some writing, back cover and a few pages creased at top) $40.00 Sold!

Baudet-Maget, A. GUIDE DU VIOLONISTE. Oeuvres Choisies Pour Violon Ainsi Que Pour Alto et Musique de Chambre. Lausanne: Frères, n.d. In French.

xvi, 295 pp. (5 x 7 7/8 inches, paper covers, a few pages unopened, edges off some pages a bit chippe) A guide to solo and chamber music for the violin. Scarce. $65.00 Sold!

Bauer, Anton. DER GEIGENKENNER. Einführung in die Geigenkunde. Munich, 1937.

38 pp. (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, paper covers a bit worn and stained, in German) $65.00 Sold!

(Baveno) Comune di Baveno. 3a MOSTRA CONCORSO NAZIONALE DI LIUTERIA. Baveno, 1991. In Italian.

131 pp., numerous illustrations. (9 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) An interesting catalog of instruments displayed at this exhibition of modern Italian makers. $45.00 Sold!

(Baveno) Comune di Baveno. 5a MOSTRA CONCORSO NAZIONALE DI LIUTERIA. Baveno, 1995. In Italian.

114 pp., numerous illustrations. (9 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff covers) An interesting catalog of instruments displayed at this exhibition of modern Italian makers.. $45.00 Sold!

(Bayerischen Nationalmuseum) Ausstellung Alte Musik. Instrumente, Noten und Dokumente aus drei Jahrhundrerten. Munich, 1951.

71 pp., 21 plates of illustrations. (6 x 8 1/4 inches, paper covers, a bit worn) $25.00 Sold!

Beament, James. THE VIOLIN EXPLAINED. Components, Mechanism and Sound. Clarendon Press, 1997.

xi, 245 pp., 59 diagrams. (6 1/2 x 9 inches) New. $75.00 Sold!

Bearden, Gene. EMERGENCY STRING REPAIR MANUAL for School Orchestra Directors. St. Louis, 1982.

25 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, stiff paper covers) An interesting little pamphlet that gives emergency repairs for regluing the fingerboard, raising the nut, gluing the saddle, replacing the tailgut, etc. $15.00 Sold!

Beck, Adolf. DIE PROPORTIONALE KONSTRUKTION DER GEIGE. Leipzig, 1923.

20 pp., 2 illustrations, fold-out. In German. (6 x 9 inches, paper covers a bit worn and chipped) Scarce. $85.00 Sold!

Beckmann, Dr. Gustav. DAS VIOLINSPIEL IN DEUTSCHLAND VOR 1700. Leipzig, 1918.

84 pp., 2 illustrations, musical examples. (6 1/8 x 9 inches, paper covers, edges of covers frayed, spine frayed, 1 page chipped away, covers very fragile) $45.00 Sold!

Benade, Arthur H. HORNS, STRINGS & HARMONY. New York, 1960.

271 pp., numerous illustrations. (4 x 7 inches, paperback, a bit dirty) $10.00 Sold!

Benedetto, Robert. MAKING AN ARCHTOP GUITAR. Limelite Press, 1994.

xvi, 260 pp., numerous illustrations, 3 fold-outs. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, stiff paper covers) Inscribed and signed by Benedetto. $55.00 Sold!

Berenzi, D. Angelo. LA PATRIA DI GIOVANNI PAOLO MAGGINI. Cremona, 1891.

14 pp. (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, new cloth, newspaper article tipped in on title page) Very scarce. $125.00

Berenzi, Angelo. DI GIOVANNI PAOLO MAGGINI. Celebre Liutaio Bresciano. Brescia, 1890.

14 pp. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, paper covers) Very scarce. $65.00 Sold!

Berenzi, D. Angelo. GLI ARTEFICI LIUTAI BRESCIANI. Lettura. Brescia, 1890.

32 pp. (6 x 9 inches, paper covers, some wear and chipping) Heron Allen described this pamphlet as follows: "There is more to be found concerning the Brescian makers in this pamphlet than in the entire remaining mass of violin literature." Very scarce. $175.00

Berezowsky, Alice. DUET WITH NICKY. Philadelphia: J. B. Lipincott Co., 1943.

239 pp. (d.j. worn and torn) $20.00 Sold!

Berger, Achille. THÉORIE SCIENTIFIQUE DU VIOLON. Paris, 1910.

120 pp., numerous illustrations, figures and musical examples. (6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches, newer cloth with minor restoration work) Very scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Berger, Melvin. THE VIOLIN BOOK. New York, 1972.

95 pp., illustrations. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, cloth covers warped, ex-library, pocket removed) $15.00 Sold!

(Berlin) DAS MUSIKINSTRUMENTEN-MUSEUM des Staatlichen Instituts für Musikforschung. Berlin, 1978.

88 pp, 36 color plates. (8 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches, illustrated paper covers, some waviness to the bottom of many pages, possibly water damage?) $25.00 Sold!

(Berlin) HANDWERK IM DIENSTE DER MUSIK. 300 Jahre Berliner Musikinstrumentenbau. Berlin, 1987.

148 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

Berner, A., van der Meer, J. H. and Thibault, G. PRESERVATION & RESTORATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Provisional Recommendations. International Council of Museums, 1967.

76 pp., 21 plates. (6 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches, d.j. a bit worn) $45.00 Sold!

Berr, Albert. GEIGEN GESCHICHTEN. Zurich: Atlantis, 1949. In German.

192 pp. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, d.j. sl. torn) $30.00 Sold!

Berr, Albert. GEIGEN. Originale, Kopien, Falschungen, Verfalschungen. Frankfurt am Main, 1962. In German.

70 pp., 2 charts. (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches, cloth) $35.00 Sold!

Berri, Pietro. LA VIOLA ED I VIOLISTI. Como, 1933.

26 pp. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, newer cloth, edges of some pages are a bit worn and frayed) Uncommon. $75.00 Sold!

Berry Borthers. NATURAL WOODS – And How to Finish Them. 1894.

31 pp. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, covers detached, endpapers detached) $15.00 Sold!

Berthoud, E. LEHRGANG FÜR SPEZIELLE GYMNASTIC der Finger, des Handgelenks, und des Arms. Leipzig, 1910.

16 pp., numerous illustrations. (7 3/4 x 11 inches, paper covers, covers detached and a bit worn, title page is torn) $15.00 Sold!

Bertolotti, Antonino. MUSICI ALLA CORTE DEI GONZAGA IN MANTOVA dal Secolo XV al XVIII. Milano, n.d. (c.1890)

130 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 x 11 inches, some wear to covers, some staining to pages) Very scarce. $250.00

Besseler, Dr. Heinrich. ZUM PROBLEM DER TENORGEIGE. Heidelberg, 1949.

15 pp., 8 illustrations. (5 7/8 x 9 inches, stiff paper covers, spine a bit frayed, some pages worn and chipped) $35.00 Sold!

Bianchi, Luigi Alberto. IL VIRTUOSISMO VIOLISTICO NELL'OPERA DI ROLLA E PAGANINI. Rome, 1975.

27 pp., 2 illustrations, musical examples. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers) $15.00 Sold!

de Bijser, Valeer. VIOOLBOUWERS van Amati tot Stradivarius. Drukkerij, 1947.

171 pp., drawings. (6 x 8 inches, paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

Billé, Isaia. GLI STRUMENTIA AD ARCO E I LORO CULTORI. Rome, 1928.

xv, 219 pp., numerous illustrations and musical examples. (6 1/8 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers, some general wear, edges to covers and some pages a bit chipped) Signed by Billé. Very scarce. $200.00 Sold!

Billé, Isaia. STORIA DEGLI STRUMENTI AD ARCO. Rome, 1928.

101 pp., illustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers) Very scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Bissolotti, Marco Vinicio. THE GENIUS OF VIOLIN MAKING IN CREMONA. Cremona, 2000.

98 pp., (70 pp.), numerous illustrations. (6 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches) Chapters include: A brief history of the violin; The Amatis; The Guarneris; The Stradivaris; The Ruggeris and the Bergonzis; The Bissolottis. $75.00 Sold!

Blandin, E. M. CONSIDERATIONS SUR LE VIOLON. Paris, 1945. In French.

126 pp. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers, covers partially detached) No. 17 of 600 copies. Quite scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Blandin, E. M. LES LUTHIERS EN NORMANDIE. Fontenelle, 1951.

19 pp. (5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers, sl. creasing) Inscribed to Ernest Doring. $45.00 Sold!

Bletschacher, Richard. DIE LAUTEN-UND GEIGENMACHER DES FÜSSENER LANDES. Hofheim am Taunus: Friedrich Hofmeister, 1978. First edition. In German.

239 pp., with 70 pp. of illustrations of instruments and labels. (9 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches, d.j. a bit rubbed and chipped) Quite uncommon. $225.00

Blobel, Walter. DAS GEIGEN-und Bratschen-Spiel in Anpassung an die ihm Zugrundeliegenden Geesetzmassigkeiten. Bonn, 1928. In German.

190 pp., 16 plates, musical examples. (8vo, cloth) $55.00 Sold!

Bloch, Joseph. METHODIK DES VIOLINSPIELS UND VIOLINUNTERRICHTS. Strassburg, 1903.

381 pp., 75 drawings, 550 musical examples. (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, minor wear) Quite uncommon. $125.00 Sold!

Blockx, Jacques. COMPENDIO PARA USO DE LOS ARTISTAS PINTORES y de Los Aficionados a Los Cuadros. Amberes, 1928.

136 pp. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers, some minor wear) $45.00 Sold!

Blot, Eric. A CENTURY OF ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKING. (Un Secolo di Liuteria Italiana) 1860-1960. Volume I-Emilia Romagna. Cremona: Turris, 1994.

198 pp., numerous color illustrations. (9 1/2 x 13 inches, in English and Italian) Includes biographical information and examples of instruments of 26 makers of the Emilia Romagna area of Italy. Edition limited to 1000 copies. A beautiful book. $425.00 Sold!

Blot, Eric. A CENTURY OF ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKING. (Un Secolo di Liuteria Italiana) 1860-1960. Volume II–Lombardia e Veneto. Cremona: Turris, 1995.

335 pp., numerous color illustrations. (9 1/2 x 13 inches, in English and Italian) Includes biographical information and examples of instruments of 33 makers of the Lombardy and Veneto areas of Italy. A beautiful book. $450.00 Sold!

Blot, Eric. A CENTURY OF ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKING. (Un Secolo di Liuteria Italiana) 1860-1960. Volume III–Liguria. Cremona: Turris, 1997.

213 pp., numerous color illustrations. (9 1/2 x 13 inches, in English and Italian) Includes biographical information and examples of instruments of 13 makers of the Liguria area of Italy, illustrating 36 instruments A beautiful book. $425.00 Sold!

Boas, Madge H. THE STORY OF THE VIOLIN AND ITS BOW. For Young Violin Students. Belfast, 1930.

20 pp., illustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers, some creasing) $35.00 Sold!

Bolgen, Kaare. THE SCIENCE OF VIOLIN PLAYING. Edited for Amateurs. Boston, 1940.

296 pp, 37 illustrations. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, d.j. a sl. worn) $55.00 Sold!

(Bologna) BOLOGNA FESTIVAL MUSICA '87. "I Grandi Interpreti." Il Violino. Bologna, 1987.

151 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 12 inches, stiff paper covers, creasing on upper left corners from shipping ding) $35.00 Sold!

Boltshauser, Hans. DIE GEIGENBAUER DER SCHWEIZ. Basel, 1969. In German.

142 pp., including 57 full page plates. (8 1/2 x 12 inches, minor wear to d.j. edge of pages sl. creased) $250.00

Bonaventura, Arnaldo. STORIA DEL VIOLINO dei Violinisti E Della Musica per Violino. Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1925.

283 pp., 42 illustrations, fold-out. (4 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches, covers a bit worn and dirty, spine a bit worn and frayed) Scarce. $150.00

Bondi, S. DAS NATURLICHE STUDIUM DER KREUTZER-ETUDEN. Wien-Leipzig, 1928.

28 pp., over 100 musical examples. (6 x 9 1/4 inches, paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

Boretti, Gianfranco and Tromellini, Pina. IN FORMA D'ISTRUMENTO. Liutai Reggiani. 1985.

190 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 x 11 inches, cloth, corner bumped, d.j. a bit worn) $125.00 Sold!

Borso, Pietro. LA LIUTERIA E LA SCUOLA DEL VIOLINO IN TOSCANA. Pisa, 1930.

xi, 76 pp. (5 x 7 3/4 inches, paper covers, edges a bit worn and creased) $75.00

Bostelmann, Louis J. AN ANALYSIS OF VIOLIN PRACTICE. Oliver Ditson Co., 1917.

78 pp., 8 diagrams, 20 musical examples, charts. (5 1/4 x 8 inches) $25.00 Sold!

(Bottesini) MOSTRA DI LIUTERIA CONTEMPORANEA. Omaggio a Bottesini. Cremona: Turris, October, 1989.

51 pp., which include 44 plates of modern violins. In Italian. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, top edge of pages a bit creased) $65.00 Sold!

Bouasse, H. ACOUSTIQUE. Cordes et Membranes. Instruments de Musique a Cordes et a Membranes. Paris, 1920.

xxiv, 505 pp., numerous examples and diagrams. (6 1/2 x 10 inches, paper covers, edges of some pages chipped, covers a bit worn, taped, last page missing large piece, not affecting text) Very scarce. $350.00

Boyden, David. CATALOGUE OF THE HILL COLLECTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. London: Oxford University Press, 1969.

vii, 54 pp., frontispiece of the "Messiah" Strad, 49 additional pages of plates. (8vo, d.j. a bit worn and frayed) First edition. $55.00 Sold!

Boyden, David. THE VIOLIN AND ITS TECHNIQUES IN THE 18TH CENTURY. Urbana, n.d. With: Babitz, Sol. A PROBLEM OF RHYTHM IN BAROQUE MUSIC. Reprinted from The Musical Quarterly.

67 pp., 59 musical examples, 14 illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

Boyden, David. GEMINIANI AND THE FIRST VIOLIN TUTOR. Basel, 1959.

10 pp., 1 illustration. (7 x 10 inches, paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

Boyden, David. A POSTCRIPT TO GEMINIANI AND THE FIRST VIOLIN TUTOR. Basel, 1960.

8 pp.. (7 x 10 inches, paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

Boyden, David. CORELLI'S SOLO VIOLIN SONATAS "Grac'd" by Dubourg. Festskrift Jens Peter Larsen, Kobenhaven, 1972.

16 pp., musical examples. (6 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers). $25.00

Bradley, Vincent. PLAYING AT SIGHT FOR VIOLINISTS and Other Instrumentalists. Oxford University Press, 1950. Second Impression.

35 pp., musical examples. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers, sl. wear) $20.00 Sold!

Brancour, René. HISTOIRE DES INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE. Paris: Henri Laurens, 1921.

iv, 280 pp., 16 plates. In French. (6 1/4 x 10 inches, newer cloth, very good to near-fine condition) Includes chapters on wind and percussion instruments, as well as strings. Scarce. $100.00 Sold!

Branzoli, Giuseppe. MANUALE STORICO DEL VIOLINISTA. Firenze, 1894.

(8), 155 pp., 62 figures. (7 x 10 inches, paper covers, some staining to pages) $125.00 Sold!

de Bricqueville, Eugene. LES ANCIENS INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE. Paris, n.d. (c. 1875)

61 pp., illustrations. (9 x 12 1/2 inches, restored, new 1/4 cloth and marbled boards, original covers bound in, edges of some pages a bit chipped) Scarce. $100.00 Sold!

Brinser, Marlin. DICTIONARY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKERS. New Jersey: American Graphic, Inc., 1978. First edition.

111 pp., including 11 pp. of label facsimiles. (stiff paper covers, sl. wear to covers) $85.00 Sold!

(British Violin Making Association) DARTINGTON VIOLIN CONFERENCE. 1995.

ii, 75 pp., 4 diagrams. (8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches, spiral bound) $25.00 Sold!

Broadhouse, John. THE VIOLIN: Its Construction Practically Treated. With Forty-seven Illustrations and Folding Plates. And Violin Notes by Ole Bull. London: William Reeves, n.d. Revised and Enlarged.

viii, 133 pp., 47 illustrations, 2 foldouts. (5 x 7 1/4 inches, one of the foldouts is ripped) $35.00 Sold!

Brown, Edward and Campbell, Edward. CHIMNEYS VIOLIN MAKER'S WORKSHOP. 1989.

Iii, 44 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, spiral bound) $25.00 Sold!

Brown, Edward and Campbell, Edward. CHIMNEYS VIOLIN MAKER'S WORKSHOP. Book II. 1990.

iv, 62 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, spiral bound) $25.00 Sold!

Brown, Edward and Campbell, Edward. CHIMNEYS VIOLIN MAKER'S WORKSHOP. Book III. 1992.

iv, 48 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, spiral bound) $25.00 Sold!

Brown, H. E. THE VIOLIN MAKER'S GUIDE. Diagrams, Photographs, and Step-By-Step Instructions. Tulsa, 1974.

52 pp., numerous illustrations, 2 loose (as issued) Stradivari model plans. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $15.00 Sold!

Brunelli, V. LA VIOLINISTA. Adele Bignami Mazzucchelli. Rome, 1956.

71 pp., frontispiece, numerous illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches, stiff paper covers, paper clip mark on cover and several pages) Copy no. 217 of 500 printed. $35.00 Sold!

Bruni, Antonio Bartolomeo. MUSICISTA CUNEESE (1751-1821). Ricerche e Studi. Torino, 1931.

xi, 221 pp., frontispiece, musical examples. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers, edges of covers and spine a bit frayed) No. 280 of 1050 copies. Scarce. $225.00

(Brussels) INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE DES XVIe ET XVIIe SIECLES. 1972.

xl, 181 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $65.00 Sold!

(Brussels) LUTHERIE ET ARCHETERIE Contemporaines Bruxelloises. Belgium, 1997.

70 pp., illustrations. (9 x 11 inches, stiff paper covers, in French and Dutch) An interesting book that shows some of the steps in violin making, and focuses on the violin makers in Brussels. $20.00 Sold!

Buchanan, George. MAKING STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A Workshop Guide. New York, 1990.

205 pp., numerous illustrations. (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $35.00 Sold!

Buchner, Alexander. GEIGEN VERBESSERER. Versuche zur Verbesserung von Violinie, Viola und Bogen. Frankfurt, 1973.

73 pp., numerous illustrations. (7 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, stiff plastic covers a bit worn) $45.00 Sold!

Budnik, Solomon. THE ABSOLUTE TONE. The Secret of Stradivari. San Francisco, 1990.

xi, 117 pp., illustrations. (5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers) Signed by Budnik. $35.00 Sold!

Bumarek, E. Book in Russian on Violin Making. Moscow, 1952.

244 pp., illustrations. (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, covers a bit cocked) $25.00 Sold!

Buntschu, Edouard. LES SOUCES DE LA TECHNIQUE DU VIOLON. Paris, n.d.

92 pp., illustration, musical examples. (stiff paper covers, edges of some pages sl. frayed, title page creased) $55.00 Sold!

Burgan, Arthur. BASIC STRING REPAIRS. Oxford University Press, 1974.

viii, 56 pp., frontispiece, 16 illustrations, diagrams. (8vo, cloth) $35.00 Sold!

Butler, Mimi. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO RUNNING A PRIVATE MUSIC STUDIO. New Jersey, 1999.

(10) 73 pp. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, spiral bound) $15.00 Sold!

Bytovetzski, Pavel L. HOW TO MASTER THE VIOLIN. A Practical Guide for Students and Teachers. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1917.

(viii), 108 pp., 38 illustrations, musical examples. (5 1/4 x 8 inches, spine and covers a bit rubbed) $25.00 Sold!

Cabos, Francine. LE VIOLON ET LA LUTHERIE. Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1948. In French.

111 pp., frontispiece, 15 plates, several diagrams. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers, spine chipped, covesr a bit worn and stained) Very scarce. $200.00

Caffarelli, Francesco di. GLI STRUMENTI AD ARCO e la Musica da Camera. Milano, 1894.

x, 235 pp., several musical examples, chart (4 x 6 inches, spine worn, frayed and partially detached, covers worn, some writing, pages a bit dirty) Very scarce. $125.00 Sold!

Caillard, Anne-Marie. LE VIOLON. Alto. Violoncelle. Contrebasse. Paris, 1984.

46 pp., numerous illustrations. (7 3/4 x 10 inches, boards) An interesting children's book. $15.00 Sold!

Carabo-Cone, Madeline. FINGERBOARD EARTRAINING. Harper & Brothers, 1956.

16 pp., charts. (6 x 9 inches, paper covers) $20.00 Sold!

Carletti, Gabriele. THE CARLETTI'S VIOLIN-MAKING WORKSHOP. Bologna, 2005.


127 pp., numerous illustrations. (stiff paper covers, in a slipcase) $145.00 Sold!

Carlin, Salvatore. IL CONTRABBASSO. Italy, 1974.

63 pp., 10 illustrations, musical examples. (6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $30.00 Sold!

Carlö, J. A., and Sanborn, G. FIOLBYGGNADS KONSTEN. Goteborg, 1965.

171 pp., 24 illustrations, 2 fold-outs (not attached as issued) (4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches, paperback) $35.00 Sold!

Casini, Lapo. STORIA DI UNA VERNICE PER VIOLINI. Firenze, 1957. In Italian.

16 pp. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers, minor wear) An interesting little pamphlet about this violin makers varnish preparation. Scarce. $85.00 Sold!

Casini, Lapo. ALLA RISCOPERTA DELLA VERNICE DEGLI ANTICHI LIUTAI. Edizioni Amati, 1986. In Italian.

64 pp., portrait. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) Includes an English translation of a letter from 1983 where Casini discusses his work in manufacturing varnish. Interesting. $35.00 Sold!

Castilla, A. Delgado. EL VIOLIN. Madrid, n.d. (c. 1890) In Spanish.

140 pp., a few illustrations. (4 x 7 inches, new cloth and marbled boards, original paper covers bound in, some chipping to a few pages, pages a bit dirty, some writing, some pages unopened) Scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Chabert, Henry. LE VIOLON. Lyon, 1900.

103 pp. (6 1/2 x 10 inches, paper covers, spine frayed, several pages unopened) Scarce. $85.00 Sold!

Champ, Stephen. THE VIOLIN-PUPIL and the Care of the Instrument. London: The Strad, 1954.

32 pp., 24 illustrations. (4 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches, paper covers, minor wear) $30.00 Sold!

Champfleury (Jules Fleury). LE VIOLON DE FAÏENCE. Nouvelle Limited Edition. Paris, 1877. In French.

viii, 173 pp., frontispiece, 33 illustrations. (3/4 leather spine and marbled boards, covers sprung) Scarce. $250.00

Champfleury (Jules Fleury) THE FAIENCE VIOLIN. New York, 1895.

xviii, 205 pp., frontispiece, 17 illustrations. (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches, decorated gilt cloth) $75.00 Sold!

Chandler, Peter. SO...YOU WANT TO MAKE A DOUBLE BASS. Ontario, 2001.

93 pp., 109 figures, illustrations of 6 basses. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, stiff plasticised covers) An interesting book with step-by-step instructions. $65.00 Sold!

Chapin, Anna Alice. THE HEART OF MUSIC. The Story of the Violin. London, 1922.

xi, 180 pp. (covers sl. worn and faded) Chapters include stories about Cremona, Stainer, Amati, the bow (The Violin's Lover), the Guarneri family and Stradivari. $20.00 Sold!

(Chart Music) NATIONAL SELF TEACHER FOR VIOLIN. With Finger Board Chart. Chicago, 1935.

46 pp., numerous musical examples and songs. (6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $20.00 Sold!

Cheek, W. Raymond. TREASURE OF FACTS FOR THE VIOLINIST. Belwin, Inc., 1955.

53 pp., illustrations. (6 x 9 inches, stiff paper covers) $35.00 Sold!

Cheslock, Louis. INTRODUCTORY STUDY ON VIOLIN VIBRATO. Research Studies in Music. Maryland, 1931.

79 pp., 46 illust. (7 x 10 inches, new red cloth, original paper covers bound in, some wear to original covers, some writing) $65.00 Sold!

de Chessin, Alexis. LE GRANDE ECOLE DU VIOLON DU XVIIIme SIECLE. Maison Aubanel, 1952.

75 pp. (4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches, paper covers, back cover detached from spine, in French) Scarce. $35.00 Sold!

de Chessin, Alexis. LE GUIDE DU VIOLONISTE. Technique de L'archet. Maison Aubanel, 1955.

88 pp. (4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches, paper covers, in French) Scarce. $45.00 Sold!

Childs, Paul. THE BOWMAKERS OF THE PECCATTE FAMILY. New York, 1996. The Deluxe Edition.

xxv, 286 pp., 54 plates illustrating 168 bows. The fabulous, authoritative book on this great family of bow makers, in the scarce deluxe edition, limited to 400 copies. In a slipcase. $850.00

(Chinese Makers) GUIDEBOOK OF CHINESE VIOLIN & BOW MAKERS. Personal and Business Directory. Bocca Chiusa Co., 2004.

154 pp. (8 1/2 x 8 inches, paper covers) $55.00 Sold!

Christ-Iselin, W. ZUR FRAGE DES CREMONESER GEIGENLACKES. Zweite Auflage. Leipzig, 1920. In German.

xii, 72 pp., frontispiece. (5 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches, stiff paper covers sl. worn, spine a bit chipped) Scarce. $110.00 Sold!

Clark, R. Ingham. A FEW NOTES ON VARNISHES AND FOSSIL RESINS. London, n.d. (c.1891) Illustrated by James West.

iv, 69 pp., drawings. (9 x 11 1/4 inches, covers and spine a bit worn, inside covers taped) Includes a section on violin varnish. Scarce. $325.00

Clarke, A. Mason. THE VIOLIN AND OLD VIOLIN MAKERS. Being a Historical & Biographical Account of the Violin. With Facsimiles of Labels of the Old Makers. William Reeves, n.d.

iv, 120 pp., illustrations. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, cloth, top edge of a few pages sl. creased) $55.00 Sold!

Claudel, Jean-Paul. LE VIOLON ET MIRECOURT. Epinal, 1974.

79 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, sl. creased) $55.00 Sold!

Clerjot, Maurice. L'ART DU VIOLON. Psychologie Musicale. Paris, n.d. (c. 1907)

66 pp., musical examples. (6 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, paper covers, covers a bit chipped and frayed, partially detached, some creasing) Scarce. $55.00 Sold!

Coad, W. MUSICAL ANALOGIES. New York, 1938.

172 pp. (5 3/8 x 7 inches, slight rubbing, bound in beautiful fabric) A beautiful little book with quotes about music from the famous and not-so-famous. $25.00 Sold!

Coates, Kevin. GEOMETRY, PROPORTION AND THE ART OF LUTHERIE. Oxford, 1985.

viii, 178 pp., 31 plates, 136 diagrams. (9 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches, d.j. sl. creased) Scarce first edition. $150.00 Sold!

Coffignier, Charles. LES VERNIS. Paris, 1921. In French.

viii, 640 pp., 37 illustrations. (paper covers, some pages worn and sl. chipped, some pages stained) Includes numerous varnish recipes. Extremely scarce! $850.00

Collins, Gerturde. VIOLIN TEACHING IN CLASS. A Handbook for Teachers. London, 1962.

xiv, 183 pp., 46 illustrations, numerous musical examples. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, some wear to covers) $15.00 Sold!

Colombo, Luciano. THE OLD VARNISHES FOR VIOLIN MAKING. Historical Research. Cremona, 1997. In English and Italian.

76 pp, numerous illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, decorated boards, boards warped) $75.00 Sold!

Common, Alfred F. HOW TO REPAIR VIOLINS AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. London: William Reeves, n.d.

vi, 48 pp., 13 diagrams. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, paper covers detached, spine gone) $20.00 Sold!

(Concorso) III CONCORSO NAZIONALE DI LIUTERIA CONTEMPORANEA. Rome, 1956.

49 pp., 5 illustrations. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, covers sl. worn and creased) $45.00 Sold!

Conforti, Alberto. IL VIOLINO. Storia e Tecnica, Arte e Mercato di Uno Strumento Capolavoro. Milano, 1987. In Italian.

159 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 x 9 3/4 inches, d.j. a bit chipped) $40.00 Sold!

Consolo, Federico. LA SCUOLA ITALIANA DEL VIOLINO. Firenze, 1885.

16 pp. (6 x 9 inches, bound in old marbled boards, original paper covers bound in, some foxing on the inside of the boards, spine a bit frayed) Scarce. $125.00 Sold!

Cook, Clifford A. STRING TEACHING AND SOME RELATED TOPICS. Urbana, 1957.

101 pp., 2 illustrations, numerous musical ex. (7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, covers a bit stained, some writing) $15.00 Sold!

Copestake, Edgar. NOTES ON MAKING A VIOLIN. Sheffield Education Committee, 1981.

(iv), 44 pp., numerous illustrations and diagrams. (8 x 11 3/4 inches, paper covers, some creasing) $35.00 Sold!

Coppee, François. LE LUTHIER DE CREMONE. Comedie En Un Acte, En Vers. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, n.d. Second edition.

42 pp. In French. (fragile paper worn, coveres chipped, spine taped, dirty) Scarce. $45.00 Sold!

Cormio, Raffaele. LEGNO E LEGNAMI. Indigeni ed Esotici. Difetti – Cause = Rimedi. Milano, 1949.

xvi, 502 pp., 310 illustrations. (7 x 10 inches, new red cloth, original covers bound in, front cover restored, some staining and creasing of tops of pages, possible water damage) Signed by Cormino. Scarce. $75.00 Sold!

Cornelissen, Cornelia. MUSIC IN THE WOOD. Photographed by John MacLachlan. New York, 1995.

48 pp., numerous illustrations, with a cd. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, minor wear to d.j.) An interesting children's book about the creation of a cello. $25.00 Sold!

Cossàr, Mario Ranieri. VECCHIA LIUTERIA GORIZINA. Gorizia, 1939.

21 pp., 6 illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, in Italian) $45.00 Sold!

Costantakos, Chris A. DEMETRIOS CONSTANTINE DOUNIS. His Method in Teaching the Violin. Peter Lang, 1988.

250 pp., 71 musical examples, 11 illustrations. (6 x 8 3/4 inches, plastic covered boards) $35.00 Sold!

Courvoisier, Karl. THE TECHNICS OF VIOLIN PLAYING. London, 1880.

52 pp., 10 illustrations, musical examples. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, limp covers, gutter showing on one page) $20.00 Sold!

Courvoisier, Karl. DIE VIOLIN-TECHNIK. Cöln, 1878.

viii, 114 pp., fold-out with 24 illustrations, musical examples. (6 x 9 inches, bound in new cloth with original covers bound in, original covers worn and chipped, several pages worn) Scarce edition. $25.00 Sold!

Couturier, Louis. OVER DE VIOOL. Haar Makers en Virtuozen. Den Haag: J. Philip Kruseman, n.d. In Dutch.

157 pp., frontispiece of Paganini, 21 illustrations of instruments and performers. (d.j. a bit worn) $50.00 Sold!

Cramer, Edward. THE BASIS OF ARTISTRY IN VIOLIN PLAYING. Dallas, 1936.

87 pp, 10 figures, 3 illustrations, musical examples. (spiral bound, covers sl. dirty) Inscribed and signed to Ernest Doring. $65.00 Sold!

Cremer, Lothar. THE PHYSICS OF THE VIOLIN. Massachusetts, 1984.

xxi, 450 pp., numerous illustrations and diagrams. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, d.j. a bit worn, covers sl. worn) A fascinating look at the acousitics of stringed instruments. Scarce. $175.00 Sold!

(Cremona) CATALOGUE. ...And They Made Violins in Cremona. From Renaissance to Romantic Era. Four Centuries of Violin Making Art. Cremona, 2000.

220 pp., over 100 pp. of illustrations. (9 1/2 x 12 inches, stiff paper covers, minor shipping dings to spine, edges sl. worn) A fabulous catalog from the 2000 Exhibition in Cremona. $150.00

(Cremona) L'ESPOSIZIONE DI LIUTERIA ANTICA A CREMONA NEL 1937. Cremona, (1937) 1987.

135 pp., stiff paper wrappers, 120 plates with three views of each instrument. The reprint of the wonderful and scarce 1937 Cremona Exhibition Catalogue. $85.00

(Cremona) IL LIUTAIO. Cremona: Liberia del Convegno, 1973. In English and Italian.

60 pp., 36 pp. of illustrations. (stiff paper covers) Illustrates the process of violin making step by step. $45.00 Sold!

(Cremona) STUDI E BIBLIOGRAFIE 3. Annali Della Biblioteca Statale E Librerai Civica Di Cremona. 1987.

127 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

(Cremona) Spotti, Giancarlo. CONTEMPORARY CREMONESE VIOLIN MAKING. Cremona: Turris, 1994.

232 pp., 161 illustrations. A beautiful book featuring 47 contemporary violin makers. $275.00

(Cremona) ASSOCIAZIONE LIUTAI PROFESSIONISTI. Cremona, 1985.

24 pp., numerous illustrations of contemporary Cremonese makers and their instruments. (8 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers)

Uncommon. $55.00 Sold!

(Cremona) CLASSICAL VIOLINMAKING: A Method. Stradivari and the Cremonese School. 3rd International Triennial Exhibition of Stringed Instruments. Cremona, 1982.

55 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, coated paper covers, in English and Italian) $30.00 Sold!

(Cremona) LIUTERIA CLASSICA: Un Metodo. Stradivari e la Scuola Cremonese. Teatro alla Scalla, n.d. In Italian.

68 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, sl. wear) $25.00 Sold!

(Cremona) GIORNATA DI STUDI SUL RESTAURO LIUTARIO. Cremona, 1976.

169 pp., illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, in English and Italian) $25.00 Sold!

(Cremona) GIORNATA DI STUDI SUL RESTAURO LIUTARIO. Cremona, 1977.

169 pp., illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, in English and Italian) $25.00 Sold!

(Cremona) VISIONI DI CREMONA. Novara, 1957.

(unpaged) xxiv pages of illustrations. (9 x 11 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers, covers detached, some creasing) $45.00 Sold!

(Cremona) Nicolini, Gualtiero. CREMONA E I SUOI VIOLINI. Itinerari Liutari. (Guide of Cremona) Cremona, 1978. Text in English and 6 other languages.

73 pp., (21 pp.), numerous illustrations, map of the city included loose. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, minor wear) $25.00 Sold!

(Cremona) 5o CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE DI LIUTERIA "Antonio Stradivari." Cremona, 1-9 Ottobre 1988.

143 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

(Cremona) 2ª TRIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DEGLI STRUMENTI AD ARCO. Cremona, September 27-October 7, 1979. In Italian.

Unpaged, numerous illustrations of instruments shown at this International Exhibition of Instrument Makers. (9 x 8 5/8 inches, stiff paper covers sl. worn) $45.00 Sold!

(Cremona) 3ª TRIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DEGLI STRUMENTI AD ARCO. Cremona, October 9-18, 1982. In Italian.

Unpaged, numerous illustrations of instruments shown at this International Exhibition of Instrument Makers. (9 x 8 5/8 inches, stiff paper covers sl. worn) $45.00 Sold!

(Cremona) 4ª TRIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DEGLI STRUMENTI AD ARCO. Cremona, October 5-13, 1985. In Italian.

Unpaged, numerous illustrations of instruments shown at this International Exhibition of Instrument Makers. (9 x 8 5/8 inches, stiff paper covers sl. worn) $45.00 Sold!

(Cremona) 4ª TRIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DEGLI STRUMENTI AD ARCO. Cremona, October 5-13, 1985. In Italian. Rassegna Stampa Della.

Unpaged, articles and reviews from this International Exhibition of Instrument Makers. (8 14 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers sl. worn) $35.00 Sold!

(Cremona) Construction of the Violin. How it comes into being formed. 36 Color Slides. Cremona, n.d.

36 slides illustrating the construction of the violin. In a plastic slipcase. $25.00 Sold!

(Cremona) FESTIVAL DI CREMONA. Celebrazioni Stradivariane. 5^a Edizione. 1987.

80 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) Program of concerts for this festival. $30.00 Sold!

Crosby, A. B. THE ART OF HOLDING THE VIOLIN & BOW as Exemplified by Ole Bull. His Pose and Method Proved to be Based on True Anatomical Principles. With Numerous Diagrams and Illustrations. London: William Reeves, n.d.

52 pp., frontispiece, 8 illustrations, musical examples. (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, paper covers a bit worn, spine frayed, some minor foxing) $50.00 Sold!

Cutter, Benjamin. HOW TO STUDY KREUTZER. A Handbook for the Daily Use of Violin Teachers and Students. Boston: Olver Ditson, 1903.

iv, 56 pp., numerous musical examples. (5 1/4 x 8 inches, cloth, sl. rubbing) $25.00 Sold!

Dacos, F. ESSAIS SUR LA THEORIE ELECTRO-ACOUSTIQUE DU VIOLON. Bruxelles: Les Amis de la Musique, 1979. In French.

70 pp., 30 illustrations. (6 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers) $45.00 Sold!

Danks, Harry. THE VIOLA D'AMORE. West Midlands: Stephen Bonner, 1979. 2nd edition.

128 pp., frontispiece, 16 additional plates, musical examples. (edges sl. bumped, o/w in near-fine condition) No. 388 of the edition limited to 500 copies. Scarce. $100.00

Dannemann, Ulrich. ISOMETRISCHE UBUNGEN FUR GEIGER. Duisburg, 1982.

55 pp., 80 illustrations. (6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, boards, some wear and rubbing) $25.00 Sold!

Davol, Marguerite W. THE HEART OF THE WOOD. Illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka. Simon and Schuster, 1992.

unpaged, illustrated. (8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches) An interesting and colorful children's book. $15.00 Sold!

Dalyell, John Graham. MUSICAL MEMOIRS OF SCOTLAND with Historical Annotations and Numerous Illustrative Plates. London, 1849.

xii, 300 pp., 40 engravings. (9 x 11 inches, top edges gilt, covers a bit rubbed, binders instruction page loose and frayed at edge) A remarkable work, which contains dissertations on the bagpipe, wind instruments, lute, harp and other Scottish instruments, and finely engraved plates depicting such curiosities as the "hog bagpiper" and other musical animals taken from ecclesiastical ornaments. Very scarce. $650.00 Sold!

Debaar, Mathieu. LE VIOLON. Son Historique. Sa Litterature. Essai de Vulgarisation. Schott Frères, 1937. 2nd edition. In French.

84 pp., numerous illustrations of instruments, bows and performers, 4 fold-outs. (6 x 9 in., paper covers, spine sl. chipped, sl. wear) Signed by the author. $75.00 Sold!

Demeny, G. PHYSIOLOGIE DES PROFESSIONS LE VIOLONISTE. Art–Mecanisme–Hygiene. Paris, 1905.

140 pp., 52 illustrations of instruments, exercises and playing positions, musical examples. In French. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, paper covers, some wear and chipping) Scarce! $150.00 Sold!

dePaule, Andy. MAKIN' YOUR OWN COUNTRY INSTRUMENTS. California, 1976.

v, 206 pp., numerous illustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, some sl. wear) An interesting book that shows step by step instructions for building a dulcimer, mandolin guitar and fiddle, with inlaying and design. $20.00 Sold!

De Wit, Paul. KATALOG MUSIKHISTORISCHEN MUSEUMS. Leipzig, 1903.

207 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, sl. worn) $125.00

Diestel, Hans. VIOLINTECHNIK UND GEIGENBAU. Die Violintechnik auf natürlicher Grundlage nebst den Problemen des Geigenbaues. Leipzig, 1912. In German.

181 pp., frontispiece, 34 illustrations, numerous musical examples. (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, covers and spine sl. worn) Illustrations include such diverse things as the Joachim quartet, a Stradivari violin, and the shoulder and arms of a skeleton! Scarce. $75.00 Sold!

Dipper, Andrew. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY and the Geometry of Positioning and Cutting Out the FF Shaped Sound Holes. 1996. Third edition.

79 pp., 39 illustrations. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, spiral bound) $45.00 Sold!

Disertori, Benvenuto. PRATICA E TECNICA DELLA LIRA DA BRACCIO. Milano, 1941.

28 pp., illustrations. (6 x 9 inches, paper covers, some wear, some creasing) $25.00 Sold!

Doerr, Keith & Ray. THE DOERR METHOD OF FREE VIOLIN PLATE GRADUATING.

26 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 12 inches, typed pages, plastic covers) $40.00 Sold!

Dolejsi, Robert. MODERN VIOLA TECHNIQUE. Chicago, 1939.

133 pp., 28 illustrations, numerous musical examples. (9 x 12 1/8 inches, d.j. a bit worn and torn) Scarce. $100.00

Dolmetsch, Nathalie. THE VIOLA DA GAMBA. Its Origin and History, Its Technique and Musical Resources. London: Hinrichsen Edition, 1962. First edition.

91 pp., 27 plates. (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in., d.j. a bit worn, free-endpaper a bit rubbed) Includes an illustration of a full-sized Violone by Maggini. $65.00 Sold!

Doring, Ernest N. (Violins and Violinists Series) THE AMATI FAMILY. William Lewis and Son, n.d.

unpaged, numerous illlustrations. (covers sl. worn and browned) Interesting reprint from the Violins and Violinists magazines, from January 1942, through July, 1943. The three issues from this series, Amati, Goffriller and Vuillaume sold for £440, about $850 at the Christie's auction of November, 1989. Scarce! $110.00 Sold!

Doring, Ernest N. (Violins and Violinists Series) MATTEO GOFRILLER OF VENICE. William Lewis and Son, n.d.

unpaged, numerous illlustrations. (stiff paper covers, some minor wear) Interesting reprint from the Violins and Violinists magazines, from January 1942, through July, 1943. The three issues from this series, Amati, Goffriller and Vuillaume, sold for £440, about $850 at the Christie's auction of November, 1989. Scarce! $110.00 Sold!

Doring, Ernest N. (Violins and Violinists Series) JEAN-BAPTISTE VUILLAUME OF PARIS. William Lewis and Son, n.d.

84 pp, numerous illlustrations. (stiff paper covers, some wear and staining to covers, some underlining in text, some waviness) Interesting reprint from the Violins and Violinists magazines, from September 1947, through July/August, 1948. $110.00 Sold!

Dormbaum, O. ABHANDLUNG UBER DIE KLANGWIRKUNG ALTITALIENIFDJER SAITEN INSTRUMENTE.

7 pp., fold-out. (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, paper covers, sl. wear and chipping) Scarce. $55.00 Sold!

Doyle Auctioneers. CATALOGS. 1986 and 1987.

Two catalogs, one of Musical Instruments and Related Items, and the other of the John Markert Violin Shop. Each has several illustrations. (writing, prices realized) $45.00 Sold!

Drogemeyer, Her. Aug. DIE GEIGE. Bremen, 1892.

vii, 204 pp. (5 1/2 x 8 inches, paper covers worn and chipped, spine taped) Scarce. $75.00 Sold!

Dubourg, George. THE VIOLIN: Being an Account of that Leading Instrument, and its Most Eminent Professors, from its earliest date to the Present Time; with Hints to Amateurs, Anecdotes. London: Henry Colburn, 1837. Second edition.

viii, 276 pp. (4 1/2 x 7 inches, covers a bit worn, endpapers worn, some pages worn and stained) $60.00 Sold!

Dubourg, George. THE VIOLIN: Being an Account of that Leading Instrument, and its Most Eminent Professors, from its earliest date to the Present Time; with Hints to Amateurs, Anecdotes, etc. London: Robert Cocks & Co, 1852. Fourth edition, revised and considerably enlarged.

xii, 410 pp. (5 x 8 1/4 inches, covers a bit worn and rubbed, covers sprung, gutters showing, top edge of pages creased) $50.00 Sold!

Dubourg, George. THE VIOLIN: Being an Account of that Leading Instrument, and its Most Eminent Professors, from its earliest date to the Present Time; with Hints to Amateurs, Anecdotes, etc. London: Robert Cocks & Co, 1878. Fifth edition, newly revised and enlarged.

xvii, 336 pp. (5 x 8 inches, covers sprung, covers and spine a bit rubbed) $50.00 Sold!

Eadie, William L. HIDDEN VIOLIN SECRETS FROM 15TH CENTURY. What Violinists and Makers Should Know. Fifeshire, 1950.

12 pp. (8vo, paper covers) $55.00 Sold!

Eberhardt, Goby. ERINNERUNGEN AN BEDEUTENDE MANNER UNSERER EPOCHE. Lubeck, 1926.

309 pp., frontispiece, illustrations. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, sl. wear to covers) Inscribed and signed by the author. $100.00 Sold!

Eberhardt, Siegfried. VIOLIN VIBRATO. Its Mastery and Artistic Uses. Practical Suggestions for Correct Technical Development and Soulful Violin Tone Production. New York, 1911.

42 pp., 8 illus, musical exercises. (9 1/4 x 12 in., paper covers, bottom edge of front cover and pages sl. creased and torn) $45.00 Sold!

Eberhardt, Siegfried. HEMMUNG UND HERRSCHAFT AUF DEM GRIFFBRETT. Berlin, 1931. In German.

498 pp., frontispiece of Joachim, 7 illustrations. (6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches, minor wear to covers) $100.00 Sold!

Eberhardt, Siegfried. VIRTUOSE-VIOLIN-TECHNIK. Berlin, 1921. In German.

vii, 184 pp., diagrams, musical examples. (8vo, paper covers, pages unopened) $45.00 Sold!

Eberhardt, Siegfried. WIEDERAUFSTIEG ODER UNTERGANG DER KUNST DES GEIGENS. Die Kunstfeindliche Stahlsaite. Amsterdam, 1938.

114 pp., 1 illustration, several musical examples. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, sl. wear to covers) $45.00 Sold!

Edler, Hans. GEIGEN-F-MODELLE. Nach den Originalen Alter Meister. Siegburg, 1970. First edition.

71 pp., illustrating the f-holes of over 60 different instruments. (8 ½ x 12 inches, cloth) $75.00 Sold!

Edler, Richard. DIE GEHEIMNISSE DER STREICHINSTRUMENTE. Wege Zum Erfolg im Vierklang der Saiten. Frankfurt, 1958.

80 pp. (6 1/2 x 8 inches, paperback, covers a bit worn, some creasing) $45.00 Sold!

Ehrhardt, Roy. VIOLIN IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE. Books I-III. Kansas City, 1977-1978.

550 pp., numerous illustrations. (stiff paper covers, spiral bound, some minor wear) Very useful material. Book I is signed by the author. $150.00 Sold!

Ehrlich, A. BERÜHMTE GEIGER der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Eine Sammlung von 88 Biographien und Portraits. Leipzig, 1893. In German.

ix, 316 pp., illustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 inches, spine a bit frayed) Belonged to Ernest Doring. $100.00

Ehrlich, A. BERÜHMTE GEIGER der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Eine Sammlung von 104 Biographien und Portraits. Leipzig, 1902. Second edition (enlarged). In German.

xiv, 350 pp., illustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 inches, some rubbing to covers and spine) $75.00

Ehrlich, A. DIE GEIGE IN WAHRHEIT UND FABEL. Leipzig, n.d. (1899) In German script.

56 pp., frontispiece, 6 illustrations. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, paper covers, back cover and several pages chipped) According to Regazzi, this book is about famous violins, their owners and their qualities. Scarce. $60.00 Sold!

Ekwall, Ake. TORSION METER FOR VIOLIN PLATES. Sweden, 1991.

18 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 12 inches, typed pages, plastic covers) $35.00 Sold!

Ekwall, Ake. DEFLECTION METER FOR VIOLIN PLATES. Sweden, 1991.

13 pp., numerous illustrations. (typed pages) $35.00 Sold!

Ekwall, Ake. SYSTEM VIOLIN NR 15. Dimensional Basis for Building Geometric System Violins. Sweden, 1980.

25 pp., numerous illustrations, fold-outs. (8 1/2 x 12 inches, typed pages, plastic covers) $35.00 Sold!

Ekwall, Ake. SYSTEM VIOLIN NR 16. Dimensional Basis for Building Geometric System Violins. Sweden, 1982.

16 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 12 inches, typed pages, plastic covers) $35.00 Sold!

Ekwall, Ake. SYSTEM VIOLIN NR 18. Dimensional Basis for Building Geometric System Violins. Sweden, 1991.

16 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/2 x 12 inches, typed pages, plastic covers) $35.00 Sold!

Elgar, Raymond. INTRODUCTION TO THE DOUBLE BASS. Sussex, 1960.

127 pp., frontispiece, 12 tipped-in photos. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, cloth) This edition, no. 518 of 1000 copies, is quite scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Elgar, Raymond. MORE ABOUT THE DOUBLE BASS. Sussex, 1963.

164 pp., frontispiece, 11 tipped-in photos. (5 x 7 1/2 inches) This edition, no. 7 of 1000 copies, is quite scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Elgar, Raymond. LOOKING AT THE DOUBLE BASS. Sussex, 1967. First edition.

204 pp., frontispiece, 170 instruments illustrated. (5 x 7 1/2 inches) $150.00 Sold!

Emery, Frederic. THE VIOLIN CONCERTO. Through a Period of Nearly 300 Years Covering About 3300 Concertos with Brief Biographies of 1000 Composers. Chicago: Violin Literature Publishing Co., 1928.

615 pp., xl, 100's of illustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 inches, minor rubbing to covers) $45.00 Sold!

Emery, Frederic. VIOLINIST'S ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY. London: William Reeves, 1928. Third edition, very much enlarged and fully illustrated.

331 pp., numerous illustrations. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, limp boards, covers stained) $35.00 Sold!

Engel, Carl. RESEARCHES INTO THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY. London, 1883. First edition.

168 pp., 35 illustrations, numerous musical examples. (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, minor wear, covers sl. cocked) $45.00 Sold!

Engel, Carl. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS in the South Kensington Museum. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1874. 2nd edition.

402 pp., frontispiece, 6 original photographs of ancient instruments, 143 illustrations, musical examples. (6 1/2 x 10 inches, covers and spine rubbed, foxing, free endpaper removed) Scarce. $175.00

Engel, Carl. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks, No. 5. London, 1876.

128 pp., 77 illustrations. (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, minor wear to covers) $35.00 Sold!

Erdélyi, Sándor. A HEGEDÜ. (The Violin) Budapest, 1982. In Hungarian.

204 pp., numerous illustrations and diagrams. (8vo, stiff paper covers, minor rubbing to covers) $55.00 Sold!

Erdlee, Emery. THE MASTERY OF THE BOW. Florida, 1988.

168 pp., illustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $20.00 Sold!

Fairfield, John. KNOWN VIOLIN MAKERS. New York, 1942. First Edition.

xiv, 201 pp. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, covers and spine a bit worn and rubbed, some pages a bit creased) Scarce edition. Ernest Doring's copy, signed by him. Some notes and pages inserted into the book, presumably by Doring. $65.00 Sold!

Fairfield, John. KNOWN VIOLIN MAKERS. Florida: Virtuoso Publications, 1973. Second Edition.

xiv, 201 pp. (6 x 9 inches, very good condition) $40.00 Sold!

Fairfield, John. KNOWN VIOLIN MAKERS. Florida: Virtuoso Publications, 1980. Third Edition.

xiv, 210 pp. (6 x 9 inches, very good condition) $40.00 Sold!

Fairfield, John. KNOWN VIOLIN MAKERS. Florida: Virtuoso Publications, 1983. Fourth edition.

xiv, 218 pp. (6 x 9 inches, very good condition) $40.00 Sold!

Fairfield, John. KNOWN VIOLIN MAKERS. Florida: Virtuoso Publications, 1980. Fifth Edition.

xiv, 225 pp. (6 x 9 inches, very good condition) $55.00 Sold!

Fairfield, John. KNOWN VIOLIN MAKERS. Virginia: Virtuoso Publications, 1999. Sixth Edition.

xiv, 255 pp. (6 x 9 inches, new) Now out of print and scarce. $75.00 Sold!

Falke, Konrad. VON ALTEN UND NEUEN GEIGEN. Zurich, 1916.

31 pp., frontispiece, 1 illustration. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers, a bit worn) $45.00 Sold!

Farga, Franz. VIOLINS & VIOLINISTS. With a chapter on English Violin Makers, by E. W. Lavender. New York: MacMillan Co., 1950.

xvi, 223 pp., frontispiece, 129 illustrations, 10 line drawings. (d.j. a bit worn, covers a bit worn) From the Ernest Doring library. $45.00 Sold!

Farga, Franz. GEIGEN UND GEIGER. Zurich, 1940. In German.

335 pp., frontispiece, 138 illustrations. (d.j. worn and chipped, some wear to edges of covers and spine) $25.00 Sold!

Farga, Franz. STORIA DEL VIOLINO. Milan, n.d.

332 pp., 138 illustrations. (stiff paper covers, covers worn, some wear and creasing to a few pages) $35.00 Sold!

Farish, Margaret K. PRELIMINARY MANUSCRIPT OF VIOLIN MUSIC IN PRINT. Basis For a Proposed Expansion into "String Music in Print". New York, 1963.

xxiv, 471 pp. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers, some creasing) $35.00 Sold!

Farish, Margaret K. SUPPLEMENT TO STRING MUSIC IN PRINT. Including Composer Index. New York, 1968.

xv, 204 pp. (6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches, cloth, edges sl. rubbed) $35.00 Sold!

Farmer, Henry George. THE GLEN COLLECTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Hinrichsen Edition, n.d.

7 pp., 8 illustrations. (7 1/2 x 10 inches, paper covers, some light staining, minor creasing) $15.00 Sold!

Farmer, Henry George. AN OLD SCOTTISH VIOLIN TUTOR. Scotland, 1931.

12 pp., musical examples. (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches, paper covers a bit worn and frayed) A reprint from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. $25.00 Sold!

(Farotti, Celeste) Iviglia, Giovanni. CELESTE FAROTTI. Ritratto di un Liutaio. Bellinzona, 1953.

33 pp., 8 plates, (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) No. 395 of the edition limited to 500 copies, signed by the author. Very scarce. $175.00 Sold!

(Farotti, Celeste) Iviglia, Giovanni. CELESTE FAROTTI. Portrait of a Violin Maker. (Reprint and Translation of Text) Cremona, 2000.

71 pp., illustrations, 14 color plates. (9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, edges of covers a bit worn) $85.00 Sold!

Farrell, Susan. DIRECTORY OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 1981.

xii, 216 pp., 3 illustrations. (6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, d.j. sl. worn) Includes a list of instrument makers by instrument and by state, as well as schools of instrument making and books about instrument making. $40.00 Sold!

Farrell, W. J. THE TRUE-TONE VIOLIN. London, Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1921.

viii, 88 pp., frontispiece, 7 plates, diagrams. (no d.j., spine frayed, covers sl. worn, some foxing, several pages frayed at edges, sl. cocked) Includes chapters on violin cranks, the bass-bar and end blocks, purfling, varnish and wolf notes. $65.00 Sold!

Faulkner, Randolph T. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS UNUSUAL AND UNIQUE. Violins and Violin Makers of the Twentieth Century. Delaware, 2004.

96 pp., 134 illustrations. (12 x 9 inches) An interesting new book with photos of unusual and unique instruments, violins by Baroni, Sacchetti, Pevere, Scarampella, Bissolotti, Goffriller and Gagliano. There is also a section devoted to Reflections of a Collector which includes references to violinists and violin makers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Edition limited to 500 copies. $135.00 Sold!

Feinland, Alexander. THE COMBINATION VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT. J. H. Oliviera, 1944.

121 pp., portrait, 2 illustrations. (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers) Apparently quite scarce, as there are listing on the internet up to $500. $75.00 Sold!

Ferris, George T. THE GREAT VIOLINISTS AND PIANISTS. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1882.

iv, 326 pp. (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in., covers sl. rubbed) Includes sketches of Viotti, Spohr, Paganini, de Beriot and Ole Bull. Interesting. $25.00 Sold!

Ferris, George T. GREAT VIOLINISTS AND PIANISTS. Corelli to Paderewski. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1909.

xv, 352 pp., frontispiece, 4 illustrations. (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, covers sl. rubbed, spine sl. frayed) Includes sketches of Viotti, Spohr, Paganini, de Beriot, Joachim and Ole Bull. Interesting. $35.00 Sold!

Festschrift. GRÜNDUNGSJAHRE. 1677 und 1777. Anlasslich der Gemeinschaftlichen Gedenkfeier der Saiteninstrumentenmacher. September, 1927.

138 pp., several illustrations. (5 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches, stiff paper covers, pages sl. creased, in German) $55.00 Sold!

Fetis, F. J. NOTICE OF ANTHONY STRADIVARI. The Celebrated Violin-Maker, Known by the Name of Stradivarius. London: Robert Cocks and Co., 1864. First English edition.

xiv, 132 pp., numerous illustrations. (5 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches, coversand spine sl. worn) This edition scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Fink, Irving. NEW DIMENSIONS IN VIOLIN BOWS. 1972.

6 typed pages, with a 2 page letter to Fink from the Armco Steel Corporation. (9 x 11 1/2 inch binder, typed pages) Unique. $55.00 Sold!

(Firenze) DA STRADIVARI AI GIORNI NOSTRI. Firenze, 1988.

Unpaged (24 pp.) (8 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) $25.00 Sold!

(First Violin) VIOLIN TECHNICS or How to Become a Violinist. Exact Instructions, Step by Step, for its Accomplishment with or without a Teacher. By "First Violin." With Numerous Diagrams. London: William Reeves, n.d.

vi, 91 pp., 13 illustrations. (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, paper covers, some foxing, back cover separated from spine, but not loose) $30.00 Sold!

Fischer, Albert. THE USE OF POWER TOOLS IN VIOLIN MAKING.

48 pp., 33 illustrations. (possibly extracted from a journal, maybe the VSA?) $15.00 Sold!

Fischer, Carl. 34 EDUCATIONAL AND MELODIOUS First Position Violin Solos Including a New Concertino Entirely in the First Position. New York, n.d.

32 pp. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, paperback, some creasing) An interesting booklet with samples of music available for the violin from Carl Fischer. $10.00 Sold!

Fischer, Carl. FACTS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT STRING INSTRUMENTS. New York, n.d.

51 pp., illustrations. (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, paperback) An interesting booklet that lists items for sale, plus many facts about the violin, including holding the bow and playing pizzicato. $15.00 Sold!

Fischesser, Leon. LA CONSTRUCTION DU VIOLON. 1889.

25 pp., 11 illustrations. (5 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches, fragile French paper, part of a "bulletin" with a number of articles, probably reprinted from various sources) Very scarce. $65.00 Sold!

Fissore, Robert. LA LUTHERIE. Traite de Lutherie Ancienne. First Part. Paris, 1901.

101 pp., several examples and illustrations. (5 3/4 x 9 inches, bound in new cloth and marbled boards, with the original covers bound in, cover states 1901, but title page says 1900) Scarce. $150.00

Fissore, Robert. LA LUTHERIE. Traite de Lutherie Ancienne. Deuxieme Partie. Paris, n.d.

104 pp., numerous illustrations of labels, musical examples. (5 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches, bound in new cloth and marbled boards) Scarce. $150.00 Sold!

Fissore, Robert. TRAITE DE LUTHERIE ANCIENNE. La Nouvelle Cote. Valeur des Vieux Violons. Paris, 1913. Second edition.

71 pp., numerous facsimiles of labels. (5 1/2 x 9 inches, bound in new cloth and marbled boards, with the original covers bound in, original covers restored) Scarce. $150.00

Fissore, Robert. LES MAITRES LUTHIERS. Nouvelle cote des Violons. Cincquieme Édition. Paris, n.d. In French.

xix, 147 pp. (5 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches, bound in cloth and marbled boards, with the original covers bound in, covesr a bit worn and rubbed) Includes bios on French, Italian, German and English violin makers. Very scarce! $150.00

Fleisher, Paul. THE MASTER VIOLINMAKER. Photographs by David Saunders. Boston, 1993.

32 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 x 9 1/4 inches, d.j. a bit creased) An interesting little children's book. $15.00 Sold!

Fleming, James M. THE PRACTICAL VIOLIN SCHOOL FOR HOME STUDENTS. A Book of Detailed Instructions and Exercises in Violin Playing for the Use of Amateurs, Self-Learners, Teachers and Others. London: L. Upcott Gill, 1886.

viii, 296 pp., 100's of illustrations and musical examples, 100's of exercises. (8 x 10 1/2 inches, covers a bit rubbed) Scarce. $125.00

Fleming, James M. EASY LEGATO STUDIES FOR THE VIOLIN. A Supplement to "The Practical Violin Schoool for Home Students." London, 1887.

viii, 156 pp., musical examples. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, covers worn and discolored, some wear to a few pages) $55.00 Sold!

Foffa, Oreste. PELLEGRINO DA MONTICHIARI INVENTORE DEL VIOLINO. Brescia, 1937.

49 pp. (7 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers, covers a bit worn and torn) Inscribed by the author. Scarce. $75.00 Sold!

Ford, Charles. (Editor) MAKING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Strings & Keyboard. New York: Pantheon Books, 1979.

192 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, covers a bit creased and rubbed) $30.00 Sold!

Fracht, J. Albert. THE VIOLINIST'S HANDBOOK. Scientific Gymnastics for the Violinst. California Music Press, 1969.

61 pp., numerous illustrations. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, paperback) $35.00 Sold!

Fracht, J. Albert. THE VIOLINIST'S HANDBOOK. Scientific Gymnastics for the Violinst. New York, 1979.

(xiv) 208 pp., illustrations, numerous musical examples. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, d.j. sl. worn) $55.00 Sold!

Francais, Jacques. THE DR. HERBERT AXELROD STRADIVARI QUARTET. New Jersey: Paganiniana, 1985. Photos by Isabelle Francais.

48 pp., 28 color plates. Illustrates the decorated instruments of Stradivari, the "Greffuhle" and "Spanish" violins, the "Axelrod" viola, and the "Marylebone" cello. Includes photocopies of certificates of authentication from Hill, Francais, Wurlitzer, Hug, and Fridolin Hamma. $75.00 Sold!

Franz, Frederick. METRONOME TECHNIQUES. Being a Very Brief Account of the History and Use of the Metronome with Many Practical Applications for the Musician. New Haven, 1953. 2nd printing.

52 pp., musical examples. (5 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches, paper covers) $15.00 Sold!

Fraser, Chelsea. PRACTICAL VIOLIN MAKING. Michigan, 1933.

24 pp., 13 illustrations. (6 x 9 inches, bound in new cloth with original covers bound in, full size patterns in special pocket in the front) $45.00 Sold!

Frederiksen, Frederik. MINNEN OCH UPPLEVELSER Som Musiker Under 50 år. Goteborg, 1946.

71 pp., numerous illustrations. (6 x 8 3/4 inches, paper covers, covers a bit worn and separating from spine, spine frayed) Inscribed to Ernest Doring by the author. Scarce. $45.00 Sold!

Friedemann, L. METHODISCHE UNWEISUNG FÜR DEN GRUPPENUNTERRICHT AUF DER GEIGE. Mainz, n.d.

22 pp., musical examples. (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches, paper covers, a bit worn, old German text) $35.00 Sold!

Friedrich & Bro., John. COLLECTION OF OF RARE OLD VIOLIN CATALOGUES. Compiled and Bound by Ernest Doring. New York, 1919-1926.

Ernest Doring bound the Friedrich catalogs in a unique way, in some cases separating the photos from the text, so all the photos can be seen together. He has marked the catalogs for identification. Those included in this fascinating collection are: Photos: September, 1919; October, 1919; September, 1920; April 15, 1921; May, 1922; Text: January, 1919; October, 1919; September, 1920; April, 1921 Supplemental LIst; May, 1922, Supplemental List; August 1, 1922. From here, the catalogs were published with the ttext and illustrations integrated: August 1, 1923; August 1, 1924; August 1, 1925; January 1, 1926; April, 1926 Supplemental List; October 1, 1926. Thirteen catalogs in all. (some pages are worn or creased, paper clip marks, a little writing, 3-punch holes throughout as originally published, binding is a bit worn and frayed) An interesting document in the life of Ernest Doring. The 13 catalog would sell for considerably more individually. Unique. $1000.00 Sold!

Fuchs, Albert. TAXE DER STREICH-INSTRUMENTE. Leipzig, 1922. Third Edition.

177 pp., several illustrations. (covers and spine a bit worn and frayed, in German) From the library of Ernest Doring. $55.00 Sold!

Fuchs, Albert. TAXE DER STREICH-INSTRUMENTE. Leipzig, 1929. Fourth Edition.

208 pp., 7 illustrations. (8vo, in German) $45.00 Sold!

Fuchs, Albert. TAXE DER STREICH-INSTRUMENTE. Frankfurt, 1955. Fifth Edition.

212 pp., 6 illustrations, diagram. (8vo, d.j, a bit worn, in German) $45.00 Sold!

Fuchs, Albert. TAXE DER STREICH-INSTRUMENTE. Frankfurt, 1960. Sixth Edition.

214 pp., 26 illustrations, diagram. (8vo, d.j, a bit chipped and worn, in German) $45.00 Sold!

Fuhr, Karl. DIE AKUSTISCHEN RÄTSEL DER GEIGE. Die Endgultige Losung des Geigenproblems. For Physiker, Geigenbauer und Musiker. Leipzig, 1926.

(iv) 187 pp., diagrams. In German, (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, cloth, corner of covers a bit rubbed, minor creasing) $65.00 Sold!

Gaboardi, L. and Zanesi, E. CENTOCINQUANT'ANNI DI STUDI STRADIVARIANI NELLA BIBLIOTECA DI CREMONA (1837-1986) Cremona, 1987.

21 pp. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers) $30.00 Sold!

Gabry, Gyorgy. OLD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Covina, 1969.

42 pp., 48 pp of plates. (6 1/2 x 7 inches, d.j. a bit frayed) $20.00 Sold!

Galamian, Ivan. PRINCIPALS OF VIOLIN PLAYING & TEACHING. London, 1962.

x, 116 pp., 35 illustrations, 94 musical examples. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, sl. rubbing to d.j.) The Master Teacher of the violin tells his secrets. $65.00 Sold!

Gallay, J. UN INVENTAIRE SOUS LA TERREUR. Etat des Instruments de Musique Relevé Chez les Émigré et Condamnés par A. Bruni. L'un des Délégrués de la Convention. Paris, 1890.

xxxiv, 238 pp., frontispiece. (bound in 3/4 leather and marbled boards with original covers bound in, pages uncut) Limited to 300 copies, the first 100 in special Holland paper, this is copy no. 34. Extremely scarce. $1200.00

Gallini, Natale. CIVICO MUSEO DI ANTICHI STRUMENTI MUSICALI. Catalogo. Milano, 1958.

128 pp., lxvii pp of plates, (11 pp.) (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, stiff paper covers, some wear and rubbing to covers) A wonderful collection of early instruments. $85.00

Gallini, Natale and Franco. MUSEO DEGLI STRUMENTI MUSICALI. Milan, 1963.

448 pp, listing of 641 instruments, 141 plates, some in color. (stiff paper boards) A scarce and impressive catalog. $85.00

Gand, Charles-Eugene. CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIF des Instruments de Stradivarius et Guarnerius del Gesù. Spa: Les Amis de la Musique, 1994 (1870) In French, with English summary.

xxii, 184 pp., 15 illustrations of Stradivaris and Guarneris. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, cloth) $150.00

Gandolfi, Riccardo. APPUNTI INTORNO AGLI STRUMENTI AD ARCO Comilati ad uso delle Scuole del R. Istituto Musicale di Firenze. Firenze, 1887.

52 pp., musical examples. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, paper covers worn, spine frayed, some pages are separating) Extremely scarce. Not in the Goodkind/Oberlin library. I haven't had a copy for sale in almost 15 years. $375.00 Sold!

(Gasparo da Salo) Andrews, Robert E. GASPARO BERTOLOTTI, DA SALO. A Brief Account of His Life and of Some of the Instruments He Made. Berkeley, 1953.

xiv, 230 pp., 48 illustrations. (5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, paperback, cover a bit worn and creased, spine a bit frayed, some pages loose, due to poor binding) Very scarce. $150.00 Sold!

(Gasparo da Salo) Dassenno, Flavio and Ravasio, Ugo. GASPARO DA SALO E LA LIUTERIA BRESCIANA TRA RINASCIMENTO E BAROCCO. Turris, 1990.

94 pp., numerous illustrations. (8 1/4 x 11 inches, stiff paper covers) Wonderful photos. Uncommon. $125.00 Sold!

(Gasparo da Salo) Livi, Giovanni. GASPARO DA SALO. E L'Invenzione del Violino. Roma, 1891. In Italian.

20 pp. (6 x 9 1/4 inches, some edige creasing, extrated from Nuova Antologia) Scarce. $200.00

(Gasparo da Salo) Rho-Guerriero, Vittorio Emanuele. GASPARO DA SALO. Roma, 1892.

75 pp. (5 3/4 x 9 inches, paper covers) Scarce. $175.00

Gates, W. Francis. PIPE AND STRINGS. Three Historic and Descriptive Sketches. John Church Co., 1895.

viii, 107 pp., 41 illustrations. (5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches, covers a bit rubbed) Includes a chapter on "The Violin and its Ancestry." $35.00 Sold!

Gatward, Michael. PRACTISING THE VIOLIN. Essential Daily Exercises to Maintain and Develop Technique. London, 1984.

23 pp., musical examples. (6 x 9 inches, stiff covers) Includes an autograph letter by Gatward. $20.00 Sold!

Geiger, Leroy and Cole, L. M. VIOLIN MAKING Made Clear and Concise. Chicago, 1935.

37 pp., 104 figures, other illustrations. (8 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers, covers a bit worn, one tape mark) $45.00 Sold!

Geiger, Leroy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN VIOLIN. Step by Step Instructions, with Illustrations, for Hobbyists, Amateurs, and School Workshops. Cleveland, 1963.

52 pp., 75 illustrations, 2 folded sheets. (stiff paper covers, spiral bound, sl. wear) $45.00 Sold!

Geiser, Brigitte. STUDIEN ZUR FRÜHGESCHICHTE DER VIOLINE. Bern: Paul Haupt, 1974.

137 pp., over 200 illustrations on 56 pp. of plates. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, paper covers) Scarce. $85.00

Geminiani, Francesco. NEW AND COMPLEAT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VIOLIN, Containing the Easiest and Best Methods for Learners fo Obtain a Proficiency, with Some Useful Directions, Lessons, Graces, etc. To Which is Added a Favourite Collection of Airs, Marches, Minuets, etc. with Several Excellent Ps for Two Violins. London, n.d. (c. 1790)

38 pp., fold-out, musical examples, with numerous short pieces for violin and for 2 violins, and a short dictionary of terms in the back. (9 3/4 x 7 inches) Extraordinarily scarce. $850.00 Sold!

Geminiani, Francesco. THE ART OF PLAYING ON THE VIOLIN. 1751. Facsimile Edition, Edited, with an Introduction by David D. Boyden. London: Oxford Universtiy Press, 1952.

xii, 11 pp., plus 51 pp. of musical examples. (9 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches, stiff paper covers, sl. worn and creased, several pages sl. worn) $45.00 Sold!

(Genova) PER LA MUSICA. Organari, Liutai Nell'Artigianato in Liguria. Genova, 1983.

119 pp., numerous illustraitons. (7 3/4 x 8 inches, stiff covers) $25.00 Sold!

Gentili, Pietro. SULLA MANIFATTURA DEGLI ARAZZI. Roma, 1874.

109 pp., 2 fold-outs. (4 1/2 x 7 inches, paper covers, worn and torn, spine chipped away, pages separating) $35.00 Sold!

Gétreau, Florence. INSTRUMENTISTES ET LUTHIERS PARISIENS. XVIIe–XIXe Siècles. Paris: Delegation a l'Action Artistique de la Ville, n.d. (1988) In French.

254 pp., numerous illustrations. (10 x 11 1/4 inches) Includes chapters on "Players and Makers in Paris"; "The Luthiers in the 19th Century"; and "Paris, the Capital of Bow-Making in the 19th Century." $125.00

Gibson, J. C. A MUSICIAN'S LIFE. Alfred Gibson. By His Son. London, n.d. (c. 1955)

xi, 98 pp., frontispiece, 10 ililustrations. (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches) $15.00 Sold!

Gierer, Berchtold. DIE GEIGE. Berlin, 1938. In German script.

589 pp. (5 x 7 3/4 inches) $45.00 Sold!

Gilbert, Robin. FIDDLING FOR FUN. A Practical Book for all Amateur Violinists. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1957.

114 pp., 41 illustrations. (5 3/8 x 8 1/4 inches, sl. wear to d.j.) Signed by the author. $20.00 Sold!

Gilhofer, Josef. BÜCHLEIN VON DER GEIGE. Wien, n.d. (1885?)

32 pp. (4 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, covers a bit worn and chipped, in German) $15.00 Sold!

Giltay, J. W. BOW INSTRUMENTS. Their Form and Construction. Practical and Detailed Investigations and Experiments Regarding Vibration, Sound Results & construction. London, n.d.

x, 129 pp., 57 figures. (8vo, blue cloth, sl. wear to covers) $45.00 Sold!

Giovannetti, Gustavo. RIVELATO IL PERCHÉ DELLA BELLEZZA DEL SUONO DEI VIOLINI Di Grande Prezzo Costruiti Dopo Il 1700 Da Antonio Stradivari e da Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri del Gesú. Lucca, 1963.

39 pp., (30 pp.), 1 illustration. (9 x 12 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers, some creasing) Scarce. $175.00

Gläsel, Lugwig Jr. DEUTSCH-CREMONA oder die Entstehung der Vogtland. Musikinstrumenten-Industrie. n.d. In German script.

32 pp. (4 x 6 inches, paper covers, one chip in cover) $35.00 Sold!

Gläsel, Lugwig Jr. DER INTERNATIONALE GEIGENSCHWINDEL und die Errungenschaften im Geigenbau des 19. Jahrhunderts. Markneukirchen, 1901. In German script.

30 pp. (4 1/2 x 7 inches, paper covers) $35.00 Sold!

Goffrie, Chas. THE VIOLIN: A Condensed History of the Violin, its Perfection and its Famous Makers. Importance of Bridge and Sound-Post Arrangement. Philadelphia: G. André & Co., n.d. (c. 1879)

32 pp. (5 1/2 x 9 inches, paper covers a bit worn and frayed, some creasing) Scarce. $125.00 Sold!

Goldberg, Milton. THE VIOLIN COLUMN. A Collection of Articles for Both Teachers and Parents Focusing on Care of the Violin, Practicing, Technique, and Motivation. Iowa, 1984.

viii., 39 pp., illustrations, musical examples. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) Signed by the author. $20.00 Sold!

Goodwin, Alexander. CELEBRATED SCOTTISH FIDDLERS. A Series of Biographies. 1947.

161 pp. (6 1/2 x 8 inches, red cloth, typed pages, probably self-published) This appears to be unique, possibly one of a kind, signed by the author. $250.00

Gorini, G. COLORI E VERNICI. Milano, 1887.

iv, 184 pp. (4 x 6 inches, covers a bit rubbed, pages separating from spine) Scarce book on varnish. $125.00 Sold!

Gosling, Henry F. THE VIOLINIST'S MANUAL. A Treatise on the Construction, Choice, Care, Adjustment, Study and Technique of the Violin. London: William Reeves, 1935.

xv, 270 pp., fold-out, 40 plates, musical examples. (5 x 7 ½ inches, free endpaper removed) Includes information on the origin, construction and adjustment of the violin and bow, study and care of the violin, and the techniques of performance. $50.00 Sold!

Gregori, Gianpaolo. THE GUITAR "GIUSTINIANI" ANTONIO STRADIVARI 1681. Cremona, 1998.

70 pp., 17 pp. of illustrations. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, stiff paper covers) Beautiful pictures of this great instrument. $35.00 Sold!

Greilsamer, Lucien. L'ANATOMIE ET LA PHYSIOLOGIE DU VIOLON de l'Alto et du Violoncelle. Apercus Nouveaux suivis du Vernis de Crémone. Étude Historique et Critique. Paris: Delagrave, 1924.

vii, 239 pp., 62 illustrations. In French. (6 1/4 x 8 inches, bound in cloth with original covers bound in, original covers a bit worn and chipped) Scarce. $100.00 Sold!

Greilsamer, Lucien. L'HYGIÈNE DU VIOLON de l'Alto et du VIoloncelle. Conseils Pratiques sur l'Acquisition, l'Entretien, le Reglage, et la Conservation des Instruments a Archet. Paris: Ch. Delagrave, 1910.

124 pp., 39 figures, 4 plates. (6 x 7 1/2 inches, boards, covers worn and foxed, back cover sprung) Scarce! $75.00 Sold!

Greilsamer, Lucien. Translated by Henry A. Strobel. THE HEALTH OF THE VIOLIN and the Viola and Cello. Practical Advice on the Acquisition, Maintenance, Adjustment, and Conservation of Bowed Instruments. Oregon, 1991. First American Edition.

34 pp., illustrations. (8 1/2 x 11 inches, stiff paper covers) $15.00 Sold!

Greither, Aloys. ITALIENISCHE STREICHINSTRUMENTE. Kie Klassischen Geigenbauschulen: Brescia-Absam-Cremona. In 12 Heften 1973 Bis 1975. Ars Nova, 1975.

12 pamphlets plus index equaling 272 pp, 175 pp of illustrations of various instruments. (in original binder) $100.00 Sold!

Gresswell, Henry W. HOW TO PLAY THE FIDDLE, or Hints to Beginners on the Violin. London: William Reeves, n.d. New edition, revised and corrected. In Two Books.

Book 1: xxiv, 52 pp.. Book 2: 100 pp., vii, several musical examples. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, paperback) $35.00 Sold!

Grimson, Samuel B. and Forsyth, Cecil. MODERN VIOLIN-PLAYING. New York, 1920.

iii, 98 pp., 35 plates of hand postitions, etc., 19 drawn illustrations. (6 x 9 inches, covers sl. worn) $25.00 Sold!

Grossmann, Max. NEW CREMONA. Theory of Harmoniously Attuning the Resonance Boards of the Violin. The Secrets of the Old Cremonese Masters. London, n.d.

141 pp. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, some minor creasing) Scarce. $125.00 Sold!

Grossmann, Max. DIE THEORIE DER HARMONISCHEN ABSTIMMUNG DER RESONANZPLATTEN bei der Geige und die Hauptsachlichsten Einwande Dagegen. Berlin, 1907.

26 pp. (6 x 9 in, no covers, as issued, title page worn, some staining, some creasing) An essay on acoustics for the violin maker. $45.00 Sold!

Grossmann, Max. VERBESSERT DAS ALTER UND VIELES SPIELEN WIRKLICH DEN TON UND DIE ANSPRACHE DER GEIGE? Berlin, 1907.

74 pp. (6 x 9 1/4 inches, bound in new cloth with original covers restored and bound in) $85.00 Sold!

Grossmann, Max. DER DREISSIGJAHRIGE GEIGENKRIEG 1898-1928. Geschichte des Geigenbaus der Letzten 30 Jahre fur alle Freunde der Geige und des Geigenbaus. Berlin, 1928. In German script.

32 pp. (6 x 9 inches, paper covers, some writing) $45.00 Sold!

Grossmann, Max. UBER DIE URSACHEN DES NIEDERGANGES DES GEIGENBAUES. Berlin, 1907.

24 pp. (6 x 9 1/4 inches, bound in new cloth, with original covers bound in, covers have been restored) $85.00 Sold!

Grossmann, Max. KRITISCHE ÜBERSICHT Über Neuerungen und Streitfragen im Geigenbau im Jahre 1930. Berlin, 1906. In German.

60 pp. (6 x 9 1/4 inches, bound in new cloth, with original covers bound in) $85.00 Sold!

Grossmann, Max. EIS GIBT DOCH EIN GEHEIMNIS DER ALTEN ITALIENISCHEN GEIGENBAUER! Berlin, 1898.

15 pp. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, bound in new cloth, with original covers bound in, covers restored) About the "secrets" of the old Italian violin makers. $85.00 Sold!

(Grove Dictionary) Boyden, David, et al. THE VIOLIN FAMILY. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1989.

(16) 315 pp., 63 illustrations, musical examples. (5 1/4 x 8 inches) $20.00 Sold!

Gruenberg, Eugene. THE VIOLINIST'S MANUAL. A Progressive Classification of Technical Material Etudes, Solo Pieces, and the Most Important Chamber-Music Works, As Well As a Short Synopsis of the Literature of the Viola. To Which is added Hints for the Violinist. New York: G. Schirmer, 1907.

xii, 92 pp. (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches, limp boards, some wear, writing inside front cover and free endpaper, some staining) $25.00 Sold!

Gruenberg, Eugene. THE VIOLIN STUDENT'S VOCABULARY. Boston, 1931.

84 pp., musical examples. (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches, paper covers) $30.00 Sold!

Gruenberg, Eugene. VIOLIN TEACHING AND VIOLIN STUDY. Rules and Hints for Teachers and Students. New York: Carl Fischer, 1919. First edition.

x, 149 pp., 36 illustrations. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, cloth covers a bit worn and frayed, spine frayed, pages separating) $20.00 Sold!

Gruenberg, Eugene. VIOLIN TEACHING AND VIOLIN STUDY. Rules and Hints for Teachers and Students. New York: Carl Fischer, 1919. Revised edition.

xii, 150 pp., 36 illustrations. (5 x 7 1/2 inches, red cloth) $30.00 Sold!

Grünberg, Max. METHODIK DES VIOLINSPIELS. Systematische Darstellung der Erfordernisse für Einen Rationellen Lehrgang. Leipzig, 1910.

(x) 111 pp., numerous musical examples. (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, cloth covers a bit worn and rubbed) $35.00 Sold!

(Guadagnini, Giovanni Battista) GIOVANNI BATTISTA GUADAGNINI LIUTAIO. Nato a Bilegno di Borgonovo V. T. 1711. Gruppo Intesa, 2000.

83 pp., numerous illustrations, plus color illustrations of violins of Piacenza, 1742 and 1747, Milano, 1751-52, and Torino, 1770. (9 x 12 3/4 inches, d.j. sl. worn) A very good and rare documentary book about Giovanni Battista Guadagnini and his family. Scarce. $275.00

(Guarneri del Gesù) Machold Rare Violins. JOSEPH GUARNERIUS DEL GESÙ, CREMONA 1736. Ex-Count Cessol. New York, 1998.

48 pp., numerous illustrations. (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches) An interesting monograph about this great violin, including photos of the instrument, copies of old certificates, letters of documentation, etc. $35.00 Sold!

(Guarneri del Gesù) Machold Rare Violins. JOSEPH GUARNERIUS DEL GESÙ, CREMONA 1735. Ex-"Ladenburg". New York, 1998.

32 pp., numerous illustrations. (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches) An interesting monograph about this great violin, including photos of the instrument, copies of old certificates, letters of documentation, etc. $35.00 Sold!

Gundling, Dorthy. VIOLIN SYLLABUS. Napa, 1969.

119 pp. (5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, card cover, spiral bound, typed pages) $15.00 Sold!