Steffen Nowak
Maker of fine Violins, Violas and Cellos in baroque and modern style
75 Sylvia Avenue, Bristol, BS3 5BU, UK  tel +44 (0) 117 9777141

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A book collector is interested in the first edition,
but an author is more interested in the tenth.
-- Anonymous

Books on the Violin etc.  
new listings and  price reductions on selected titles   (updated 10.January 2012)

As an avid collector of violin books for over 25 years I have spares, doubles etc. for sale.
Many of these titles will be used and out of print for quite some time. Please enquire about availability as some items might be sold before the page has been updated.
You may phone, write or e-mail to reserve titles and they will be held for you for 1 week. 
Prices quoted are excluding postage/insurance, but a quote will be happily given.

Payment:  £ Sterling Cheques drawn on a UK bank, or £ Sterling Bank transfers to the UK.
Euro transfer to German account welcome. Credit cards through Moneybookers (Paypal only as a last resort),

Photos (jpgs) can be emailed on request.

How to order: just note the author/title and send me an e-mail together with your contact details.
 I will let you know availability and postage by return.

Contact:        books@nowakviolins.co.uk

Books A-G           Books H-M              Books N-Z  

Click on above links to see all titles and descriptions - listed by Author A-Z
 

New titles, not listed on A-Z pages yet - please enquire if you need more info etc.
 

Apian-Bennewitz: Die Geige 1892 (good) £40

Auerbach: An Eye for Music (ltd. ed.) £40

Berri: Paganini 1962  £20

Brancour: Histoire des instruments  £10

British Violin Exh. Catalogue 1998 £5

Broadhouse: Violin, how to... (Reeves)  £10

BVMA: Voller Brothers £90

Catalogue: 400 Years of Violin Making
in The Netherlands £80

Constant: Les Facteurs d'instruments de musique,
1976 Minkoff  £30

De Pontecoulant: Organographie. Essai sur la Facture
Instrumentale,
Amsterdam, 2 Vol. 1972 reprint  £50

Dolmetsch: Interpretation of the Music of the
17th. & 18th. Centuries £10

Ealing Strings: Caprice bows £50

Fairfield: Known Violin Makers 1942, 1st.  £25

Farrell: True Tone Violin, 1921  £30

Geiringer: Musical Instruments 1943  £5

Giltay: Bow Instruments (Reeves) £10

Haweis: Old Violins(Reeves DJ) £20

Hepworth: Information for Players (Reeves)  £10

Hinrichsen (Ed.): Music, Libraries
& Instruments 1961  £25

 


Hipkins-Gibb: Musical Instruments 1945  £60

Kenneson: A Cellist's Guide 1974  £20

Malusi: Il Violoncello  £25

Le Canu: Les Archetiers Contemporains, Vol.4  £120

Les Violons: Venetian Exhibition Catalogue
(Engl. & French) softback  £50

Nicolini: School of Cremona £25

Petherick: Stradivari 1900  £15

Peterlongo, Paolo.  Il Violino di Vecsey / Die Geige Vecseys £120

Planyavsky: Baroque Double Bass Violone 1988 £35

Regazzi: Luthiers Library  £180

Retford: Centenary Exhibition  £50

Roda: Bows £300

Rushworth & Dreaper: Catalogue violins etc. (ca. 1925 74pp) £25

Saddler/Ealing Strings: Hill Tribute (de Luxe) £120

Schlesinger: Instruments of the modern orchestra (Reeves 1969) £25

Stainer: Dictionary of Violin Makers £5

Tumminello: Il Liutaio  £20

Valborg: Dounis Principles Of Violin Playing 1963  £30

Wasielewski: The Violoncello 1884 £50

Wurlitzer, Catalogue: Rare Violins ca. 1934  £25

 

Alburger: Violin Makers

 

Beare: Stradivari 1987 Library Edition  sold

 

Beare de Luxe Stradivari sold

 

Chiesa - Rosengard: Stradivari Legacy sold

 

De Wit: Geigenzettel Alter Meister 1902 sold

 

De Wit: Perlen aus der Sammlung 1892

 

Hill: Maggini 1892

 

Millant/ Hill: Vuillaume de Luxe  sold

 

   Some examples from the A-Z list:
(for more details go the A-Z listings)

Alburger:  The Violin Makers £35

Baruzzi:  La Casa Nuziale £35

Boyden:  The History of Violin Playing HB  £50

Coates: Geometry, Proportion and the Art of Lutherie  Sold

Cooper: Benjamin Banks £25

Dipper & Woodrow:
Cozio Di Salabue
£80

Doring, E.  The Amati Family £50

Fleming, James M. Old Violins and Their Makers
£30

Flesch, Carl. The Art of Violin Playing 2 Vol. £50

Gordon: 36 Famous Ital. Violins £95

Hamma, Fridolin. Meister Deutscher Geigenbaukunst 1948   £250

Hamma, Fridolin. Die Egville del Gesù 1735   £250

Henley: Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers,
Vol. 1 - 5. DE LUXE £350

Herrmann: Rare Violins
1926/27 £200

Herrmann, Emil. Stradivarius Memorial Concert £25

Hill: Guarneri Family 1931 £425

Hill: The Tuscan and Le Messie £40

Jalovec: Italian Violin Makers £80

Lyon & Healy: The Hawley Collection  £150

Mihalsky: The Great Russian Collection Moscow 2004  £195

Möckel:  Kunst Des Geigenbaues 1930  £100

Möller: Violin-Makers of the Low      Countries £325

Mozart, Leopold. Gründliche Violinschule 4.Ed. 1800  £300

Morris:  British Violin Makers £60

Peterlongo, Paolo.  Il Violino di Vecsey / Die Geige Vecseys £120

Pilar Vladimir. Umeni Houslaru - The Art of (Czech-) Violinmakers £160

Retford: Bows and Bow Makers £70

Regazzi, Roberto. The Complete Luthier's Library £180

Roda: Bows  £300

Senn & Roy:  Jakob Stainer £150

Sacconi Loan Exhibition £180

Salabue, Cozio Di. Carteggio
1950 Milan,    £250

Shosoin Office: Musical Instruments in the Shosoin   £80

Stresa:  Mostra Di Antonio Stradivari 1963 £150

Vannes: Dictionnaire Universel des Luthiers 1951, leather bd. £160

Wallenberg: Die König - Maximilian - Stradivari 1709 £150

Werro: 'Ole Bull' Joseph Guarnerius Del Gesu 1744.  £200

Wurlitzer rare violins 1925 £80

Wurlitzer rare violins 1931 £140

Wurlitzer rare bows 1931 £100

Doering: Gofriller 1959  & Vuillaume 1961

 

      

Doerr: Violin Maker's Handbook 1985 sold

 

 

Fridolin Hamma: Dt. Geigenbauer 1948 

 

 

Hill: Guarneri Family 1931 

 

 

Hill:  Stradivari 1902 sold

 

 

Silverman: Violin Hunter  sold
/ Stresa: Mostra Di Antonio Stradivari 1963

 

Senn/ Roy: Jakob  Stainer 1986 sold

 

 

Tolbecque: L'Art du Luthier 1903 sold

Books are described as fair as possible - minor faults may not be always mentioned - however the overall condition is reflected in the price.  With dust jacket - dj - only  when mentioned in description.
Many of the books on offer are scarce and hard to find - please ask for the titles you are interested in and they can be reserved for you.

Book Glossary:                                                 
Book sizes:                                                     
4to - up to 12" tall                                            
8vo - up to 9 3/4"                                            
12mo - up to 7 3/4 
                  Books A-G           Books H-M              Books N-Z
16mo - up to 6 3/4 "                                        
24mo - up to 5 3/4" 
Folio - up to 15" 
Elephant Folio - up to 23"
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