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Accornero Giovanni, Ivan Epicoco, Eraldo Guerci: Il conte Cozio di Salabue Liuteria e collezionismo in Piemonte. Count Cozio of Salabue: Violin Making and Collecting in Piedmont:
Published by Edizioni Il Salabue, Torino, 2005 , 168pp, Softcover Catalog of the exhibition held October 2005 in Casale Monferrato, commemorating the 250th anniversary birthday of Cozio.
Bi-lingual text : Italian and English
The book includes many fine examples of the Piedmonte violin making school, as well as measurement tables.
Luigi Azzola, Enrico Catenar, Antonio Guadagnini, Carol Guadagnini, Felice Guadagnini, Francesco Guadagnini, Gaetano Guadagnini, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Giuseppe Guadagnini, Giuseppe II Guadagnini, Paolo Guadagnini, Edoardo Marchetti, Enrico Marchetti, Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Rocca Giuseppe, and Spirito Sorsana. 169 pages
INDICE DEGLI STRUMENTI INDEX OF INSTRUMENTS Argola Luigi Badarello Carlo Guadagnini Giuseppe Bruno Carlo Colombo 1934 Guadagnini Giuseppe 1780 Guadagnini Giuseppe II Cappa Gioffredo-violine 1700 Guadagnini Paolo-line 1930 Catenar Enrico 1670 circa Guerra Evasio Emilio 1923 Celoniato Giovanni Francesco 1730 Guerra Evasio Emilio-valme 1925 Carletto Anselmo 1926 Marchetti Edoardo - 1940 D'Espine Alessandro 1828 Marchetti Enrico Fagnola Annibale Marchetti Enrico 1895 Fagnola Annibale Marengo Romano Rinaldi-1848 Fagnola Annibalotto 1930 Melegari Enrico Clodoveo - 1694 Fasciolo Stefano Vittorio Melegari Fratelli Gaida Giovanni Michetti Pliniosa Gallinotti Pietro 1924 Morano Arnaldo Gatti Giorgio 1914 Morano Arnaldos 1907 Genova Giovanni Battista Oddone Carlo Giuseppe1909 Genovese Riccardo Oddone Carlo Giuseppe Guadagnini Antonio-harra 1867 Oliveri Felice-alise 1911 Guadagnini Antonio-violine 18 Pasqualon Giovanni- von 1913 Guadagnini Carlo-mandeline 1792 Pressenda Giovanni Francesco Guadagnini Carlo-Chitarra 1794 Pressenda Giovanni Francesco Guadagnini Felice-vieola 1815 Prochet Enrico Didero- 1913 Guadagnini Francesco-violine 1947 Rocca Giuseppe 1839 Guadagnini Gaetano-violine 1837 Rocca Giuseppe Guadagnini Gartano-chitarra 1837 Sorsana Spirite Guadagnini Gaetano - mandoline 1637 Stradivari Francesco 1742 Guadagnini Giovanni Battista -1774 Tua Silvione 1941 Guadagnini Giovanni Battista - 1776
VG, lightly used, the first few pages with a page crease at the lower corner. £100

Accornero Giovanni, Ivan Epicoco, Eraldo Guerci:Liuteria Piemontese - Annibale Fagnola
1999, 256 pp. 24 x 34 cm, in original slipcase, hardback, dj. 1st English Edition. Instruments by Annibale Fagnola, Annibalotto Fagnola, Stefano Vittorio Fasciolo, Riccardo Genovese Many large high quality photos of these wonderful violin makers instruments, together with a detailed history of Annibale Fagnola. Annibale Fagnola. Part of a much wider project that will examine in depth the modern Liuteria piemontese school, this first monograph is dedicated to Annibale Fagnola. Far from being a typical violin maker of his time, he was a dedicated craftsman but also skilled at managing the more commercial aspects of his profession. This combination made him the forerunner of an essentially modern conception of the work of a violin maker. Fagnola was able to create his own unmistakable style, reconciling his undoubted skill and artistic sensitivity with his fondness for the great names of violin making, and at the same time introducing innovation into the Piedmontese tradition. His was an entirely personal interpretation of the works of the great eighteenth and nineteenth-century masters, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Giovanni Francesco Pressenda and Giuseppe Rocca. His biography is the result of years of research, scientific verification, collection of direct testimony from his heirs, and analysis of the dense correspondence of those close to this great violin maker. The result enabled us to reconstruct his whole career and cast light on his artistic evolution. In such a detailed monograph his pupils also deserve their place, and so the book also dedicates considerable space to Annibalotto Fagnola, Stefano Vittorio Fasciolo and Riccardo Genovese. The publication was presented in Cremona, at Palazzo Fodri, on the occasion of the exhibition of Piedmontese instruments entitled "Liutai Piemontesi, fra XIX e XX secolo, da Pressenda a Fagnola" (Piedmontese violin makers between the 19th and 20th centuries, from Pressenda to Fagnola). A substantial heavy book. excellent, in slipcase. £175

Alburger, Mary Anne: The Violin Makers Portrait of a Living Craft , VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD 1979, 256pp.,HB DJ, A very interesting book on the active violin makers in Britain at the time, with well written portraits and illustrations of instruments. good condition, some markings to page edges. £24

Altmann, Frank   Kurzgefaßtes Tonkünstler-Lexikon. 2 Teile in 3 Bänden. (Teil 2: Ergänzungen ab 1937),
FRANK, PAUL und WILHELM ALTMANN: Wilhemshaven, Heinrichshofens Verlag, 1974 -, 1983. 730 / 391 / 452 S. mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, guter Zustand. Der 1. Teil ist der unveränderte Nachdruck der Auflage. von 1936 Tonkünstlerlexikon 3 Bde. [komplett]. Kurzgefaßtes Tonkünstler- Lexikon fortgeführt von Burchard Bulling, Florian Noetzel, Helmut Rösner Teil 2: Ergänzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937. Bd. 1: A-K. 15. Aufl. Wilhelmshaven 1974. XII, 394 S. 4°. OLn; Bd. 2: L-Z. dto. 1978. IV, 452 S. 4°. OLn. VG condition, with dj.
Hard to find standart work, in German,   £100   £80

(Amati) :  see: Zanrè, Andrea (Ed.) The Girolamo Amati Viola - Galleria Estense 
Large format  colour ill. & DVD .£110

(Amati / Catalogue) : Andrea Mosconi, Laurence Witten: Capolavori di Andrea Amati [catalogo della] mostra, Palazzo Comunale di Cremona, 9-18 ottobre, 1982 Cremona, 1991, 96pp, softcover, 4to, many colour and b/w ill. A highly informative publication on the father of the Cremonese violin making tradition. With some measurements of instruments, text in Italian and English. Contenet: Presentazione, Introduzione, Gli strumenti di Andrea Amati 1. Violino W. E. Hill & Sons 2. Violino Tullie House Museum, Carlisle 3. Violino Comune di Cremona 4. Violino A. Kurtz 5. Violino Witten, ora Shrine to Music Museum, Vermillion, SD. 6. Viola Witten, ora Shrine to Music Museum, Vermillion, SD. 7. Violoncello Witten, ora Shrine to Music Museum, Vermillion, SD. (In English) Introduction, The instruments of Andrea Amati, Esami acustici ,Note per una bibliografia su Andrea Amati . Was £25 SALE £20

(Amati / Catalogue) : The Amatis' DNA. -Dinasty of stringed instrument makers in Cremona. Il DNA degli Amati- Una dinastia di liutai a Cremona Carlson, Bruce; Cacciatori, Fausto; Chiesa, Carlo; Christopher Reuning,; Cremona 2006, softcover, 224 pages, essays. numerous illustrations and photos on the Amati families instruments with measurements. Bilingual text in Italian and English. £75

(Amati family) : Carlo Bonetti and Daniel Draley : A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740
The Maecenas Press,1989, 149pp, 29 plates. dark leather HB, gold embossed, page edges gilt. Very rare. limited edition, dark leather only 120 copies. One of the very few publications about the Amati family of Cremona violin makers. Parallel text in Italian and English. £450 (Library edition £250 )

Ambros, August W. & Langhans, Wilhelm. Geschichte der Musik 7 Vol. (History of Music) . Leipzig: Leuckart, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter-Leather. Very Good 1880 - 1889, 2cd. Ed., 5 Vol., numerous Music examples, together with Langhans, W.: Die Geschichte der Musik des 17., 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts in chronologischem Anschlusse an die Musikgeschichte von A. W. Ambros.: 2 Vol., Leipzig, Leuckart 1884, 1887. Vol. 1 - 4, 220 x 150mm, dark red cloth boards, marbled endpapers, with small ex - libris of 'Regina Sulger Gebing', also embossed owners stamp 'Emil Sulger,!, (Vol. 1 also with small inscription,1881, on frontpaper), light shelf wear, gilt embossed & decorated leather spine with scuff marks, corners bumped with cloth cover starting to wear through, clean and crisp inside. Vol. 5, 230 x 160mm, 1889, quarter-leather, leather corners, marbled boards, gilt embossed & decorated leather spine, small dealer sticker on inner board, condition as Vol. 1 - 4. Contents: I: Die Musik des griechischen Alterthums und des Orients. 1880. II: (Die Anfänge der europäisch abendländischen Musik). 1880. III: (15. und 16. Jhdt.: Niederlande, Deutschland, England und Italien im 15. Jhdt.).1881. IV: (Italien von Palestrina bis gegen 1650). 1881. V: Auserwählte Tonwerke der berühmtesten Meister des 15. und 16. Jhdts. 1889. Herausgegeben von Otto Kade. Langhans, W: Geschichte der Musik...... 8vo, 233 x 160mm, quarter - leather, leather corners, gilt embossed & decorated laether spine, dark red cloth boards, marbled endpapers, ex libris etc. as before & condition as Vol. 1 - 4, also slight fading to top of boards, small glued tear and dirt marks to cloth on board of Vol.2. This set of 7 Vol. weighs about 6 kg! Please enquire about shipping rates.  £180 £140

Apian-Bennewitz, Paul Otto. Die Geige - Die Grundzüge der Akustik / Die Geschichte der Bogeninstrumente und eine ausführliche, beschreibende und bildliche Darstellung der Anfertigung der Geige und verwandter Streichinstrumente aller Art nebst ihrer Bestandteile.
Voigt, Leipzig, 1920. 2.voll.neubearb. und erw.Auflage.Herausg. Otto Moeckel. 4to. hb, linen, 416 pp; 174 ill. u. 7 Tafeln.
Condition good, some light wear , bumps to edges, brownig of paper, a few light annotations, sm.owners stamp £50 £39.50

Bachmann, Alberto. An Encyclopedia Of The Violin 470pp, excellent reference work. Leather bound (private binding). Excellent condition Sold

Baese, Geary L.: Classic Italian Violin Varnish Its History, Materials, Preparation, and Application
1985, Small Quarto, xi, [1], 99 pages, illustrated; bound in quarter red faux leather, red cloth, gilt titling to front cover; with original red cloth slipcase; Sold

Balfoort, Dirk. Stradivarius. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ca. 1950; transl. from the Dutch by W.A.G. Davidson; 60 pp; b/w ill. in text; Balfoort was Asistant Director of the Municipal Museum at The Hague; Condition: boards lighty warped, near fine otherwise.  £10

(Dutch School) Balfoort,Dirk J.: De Hollandsche Vioolmakers (Dutch Violin Makers ) 1931. Amst., H.J. Paris, XIV,48 pp. 1 folding plate with a family tree of the Cuypers family & 101 b./w. ills of instruments, labels etc on [30] plts. HB cloth. Text in Dutch, foreword by Albert Hill (in English)
Condition: Good, foxing (brown spots) on most pages (apparently quite common to this book), protective plastic cover taped to boards. Owners signature A. or J.? Van Balkon '44 (1944?), several penciled annotations within the contents, as well as a 3 loose pages of notes, correspondence about a Dutch maker.
A rare and interesting book on the old Dutch violin makers. .£175

Baruzzi, Arnaldo - Hill, Desmond (transl.). La Casa Nuziale - The Home of Stradivari 1667 - 1680.
William E Hill, 1962, ill, b/w photos, green linen HB, Very interesting history of the known first and still surviving house of Stradivari, and information on some of his earliest instruments. Good condition, light external marks, wear.  £29.50

Basford, John & Toft, Tim: W.E. Hill & Sons: Violin Makers 1880–1936 128pp, hardback, numerous colour illustrations ''This monograph provides a photographic and documentary record of the company's instrument making from its inception in the early 1880s to c.1936, when the first phase of production ended. Historical context is provided as well as biographical summaries of the principals and employees involved. New information from primary sources corrects and supplements previously published work.'' ''John Basford and Tim Toft have undertaken a large amount of original research about the history of W. E. Hill & Sons. The book contains at over 28 instruments, numerous templates and moulds, and many part-finished scrolls.'' ''W.E. Hill and Sons was Britain's most important violin dealership in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and, during this period, became renowned throughout the world for its expertise in instrument identification and repair. This new book gives a clear photographic and documentary record of instrument making at W.E Hill and Sons, from its inception in the early 1880s to 1936, when the first phase of production ended and the last instrument from that first phase of production was recorded in the original sales ledger.'' like new, excellen.  £85

Beare, Charles. Stradivari the Cremona Exhibition of 1987.
Beare, Charles & Carlsson, Bruce: Stradivari the Cremona Exhibition of 1987
London: J.& A. Beare , 1993. library edition With dust jacket, cloth bound large hardback, no slipcase Very Good.
ISBN: 095193970X with the collaboration of Bruce Carlson; 328 + 2pp.; Folio, 320 x 250mm;
360 coloured illustrations and 63 b/w, featuring 44 instruments and 2 bows, Contents: Foreword by the Hon. Renzo Zaffanella, Mayor of Cremona 1980 - 1990; Foreword by Yo Yo Ma; Preface; Antonio Stradivari and his Contribution to Violin Making; Antonio Stradivari's Musical Environment, by Prof. Elena Ferrari Barassi; The Instruments described and Illustrated: Violin ca. 1670 'Tullaye'; Viola 1672 'Mahler'; Violin 1697 'Hellier'; Harp 1681; Violins 1685 'Guyot' & 1690 'Tuscan'; Violas 1690 'Tuscan' & 'Medici'; Cello 1690 'Medici'; Violins 1691 'Hilton', 1692 'Bennett', 1693 'Harrisson'; Viola 1696 'Archinto'; Violin 1698 'Baron Knoop'; Cello 1700 'Cristiani'; Guitar 1700 'Rawlins'; Violins 1702 'Conte de Fontana', 1703 'Emiliani', 1707 'La Cathrédale', 1709 'Engleman'; Cello 1710 'Gore-Booth'; Violin 1711 'Parke'; Dancing Master's Violin 1712 'Fountaine'; Violins 1713 'Gibson', 1714 'Soil'; Cello 1714 'Batta-Piatigorsky'; Violins 1715 'Cremonese', 1715 'Titian', 1716 'Medici', 1716 'Provigny'; Pochette 1717 'Clapisson'; Violin 1719 'Zahn'; Dancing Master's Violin 1720 'Gillott'; Violins 1721 'Lady Blunt', 1724 'Sarasate'; Viola d'Amore c.1726; Violin 1727 'Reynier'; Cello c.1730 'De Munck'; Violins 1733 'Sasson', c.1734 'Habeneck',; Viola c. 1734 'Gibson'; Violins 1735 'Samazeuilh', 1736 'Muntz'; Mandoline; Two Violin Bows; Violin Case; Comparative Side Views; Appendices: Table of Measurements; Bibliography; Members of the Committees; Index £275

Beare, Charles. Stradivari the Cremona Exhibition of 1987. London: J.& A. Beare , 1993. First Edition De Luxe.
Full-Leather. Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0 9519397 1 8.
with the collaboration of Bruce Carlson; this special edition limited to 300 copies; 328 + 2pp.; Folio, 320 x 250mm;
360 coloured illustrations and 63 b/w, featuring 44 instruments and 2 bows,
Leather bound, gilt embossed Stradivari insignia to front and gilt tiltes to spine; with transparent dustcover and clothbound slipcase;
Contents: Foreword by the Hon. Renzo Zaffanella, Mayor of Cremona 1980 - 1990; Foreword by Yo Yo Ma; Preface; Antonio Stradivari and his Contribution to Violin Making; Antonio Stradivari's Musical Environment, by Prof. Elena Ferrari Barassi;
The Instruments described and Illustrated: Violin ca. 1670 'Tullaye'; Viola 1672 'Mahler'; Violin 1697 'Hellier'; Harp 1681; Violins 1685 'Guyot' & 1690 'Tuscan'; Violas 1690 'Tuscan' & 'Medici'; Cello 1690 'Medici'; Violins 1691 'Hilton', 1692 'Bennett', 1693 'Harrisson'; Viola 1696 'Archinto'; Violin 1698 'Baron Knoop'; Cello 1700 'Cristiani'; Guitar 1700 'Rawlins'; Violins 1702 'Conte de Fontana', 1703 'Emiliani', 1707 'La Cathrédale', 1709 'Engleman'; Cello 1710 'Gore-Booth'; Violin 1711 'Parke'; Dancing Master's Violin 1712 'Fountaine'; Violins 1713 'Gibson', 1714 'Soil'; Cello 1714 'Batta-Piatigorsky'; Violins 1715 'Cremonese', 1715 'Titian', 1716 'Medici', 1716 'Provigny'; Pochette 1717 'Clapisson'; Violin 1719 'Zahn'; Dancing Master's Violin 1720 'Gillott'; Violins 1721 'Lady Blunt', 1724 'Sarasate'; Viola d'Amore c.1726; Violin 1727 'Reynier'; Cello c.1730 'De Munck'; Violins 1733 'Sasson', c.1734 'Habeneck',; Viola c. 1734 'Gibson'; Violins 1735 'Samazeuilh', 1736 'Muntz'; Mandoline; Two Violin Bows; Violin Case; Comparative Side Views; Appendices: Table of Measurements; Bibliography; Members of the Committees; Index; Subscribers to this Special Edition.
This deluxe edition was sold out by subscription before the book was actually published. It is probably one of the finest books ever published on any Violin Maker and the colour reproductions are outstanding. £795 £595

Beare, Charles: Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari - Cremona 1987, 127pp, with numerous plates,softcover, parallel text in Italian and English. The catalogue of the Stradivari anniversary exhibition.
Instruments ( most, but not all ) described and Illustrated: Violin ca. 1670 'Tullaye'; Viola 1672 'Mahler'; Violin 1697 'Hellier'; Harp 1681; Violins 1685 'Guyot' & 1690 'Tuscan'; Violas 1690 'Tuscan' & 'Medici'; Cello 1690 'Medici'; Violins 1691 'Hilton', 1692 'Bennett', 1693 'Harrisson'; Viola 1696 'Archinto'; Violin 1698 'Baron Knoop'; Cello 1700 'Cristiani'; Guitar 1700 'Rawlins'; Violins 1702 'Conte de Fontana', 1703 'Emiliani', 1707 'La Cathrédale', 1709 'Engleman'; Cello 1710 'Gore-Booth'; Violin 1711 'Parke'; Dancing Master's Violin 1712 'Fountaine'; Violins 1713 'Gibson', 1714 'Soil'; Cello 1714 'Batta-Piatigorsky'; Violins 1715 'Cremonese', 1715 'Titian', 1716 'Medici', 1716 'Provigny'; Pochette 1717 'Clapisson'; Violin 1719 'Zahn'; Dancing Master's Violin 1720 'Gillott'; Violins 1721 'Lady Blunt', 1724 'Sarasate'; Viola d'Amore c.1726; Violin 1727 'Reynier'; Cello c.1730 'De Munck'; Violins 1733 'Sasson', c.1734 'Habeneck',; Viola c. 1734 'Gibson'; Violins 1735 'Samazeuilh', 1736 'Muntz'; Mandoline; Two Violin Bows; Violin Case;
used, light corner wear, smudge, small split to glued page block, scuff marks to cover £50

Bein & Fushi (Doring, Ernest N.) HOW MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master. Signed Deluxe Edition.
Enlarged and expanded edition with additional instruments illustrated and comprehensive listings of Stradivari instruments in the violin literature. Chicago, 1999.Sold

BLETSCHACHER, RICHARD Die Lauten- und Geigenbauer des Füssener Landes, Hofmeister 1978, lg. 4to, HB DJ, 239pp.
Text in German A wonderful book on the history and makers of this South German region. Many illustrations. Very good condition, cloth bound with dj (with some tears). £95

Blume, F. (Ed.)  Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. (16 vols., inkl. 2 Ergz. Bd.)
Bärenreiter, Kassel, Unter Mitarbeit zahlreicher Musikforscher des In- und Auslandes herausgegeben von Friedrich Blume. 16 Bände (inkl. 2 Ergz. Bd.),1949/51-1979.ca. 18000 Seiten.  dunkelgrüne OHLdr mit goldgeprägten Rücken., hunderte v. schw/w Abbld. Bedeutendes Standart Werk. Schöner Zustand.
16 volumes (including the two-volume supplement), 1949/51-1979. ca. 18000 pp;  hundreds of b/w illustrations, music. articles on all aspects of music history, plus extensive bibliographies. In German.VG set - heavy.   £300 £220

Boalch, Donald H. : Makers of the Harpsichord and Clavichord, 1440-1840 (Hardcover, 1974) Oxford University Press, hardback, dustjacket (price clipped). Many illustrations etc.£50

Bonetti, Carlo and Daniel Draley : A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740
The Maecenas Press,1989. Library edition, 4to. cloth bound. 149pp, 29 plates.
One of the very few publications about the Amati family of Cremona violin makers.
Parallel text in Italian and English.  £250 £220

Bonetti , Carlo and Daniel Draley : A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740 The Maecenas Press,1989, de luxe edition, 4to. 149pp, 29 plates. dark leather HB, gold embossed, page edges gilt. Very rare. limited edition, dark leather only 120 copies. One of the very few publications about the Amati family of Cremona violin makers. Parallel text in Italian and English. £450 SALE £375

(Bows and Bow Makers) Brückner, Daniel : L'or des archets - The golden bow - Solistenbögen von 1790 bis heute
A picture book of soloists bows 261pp, 300 x 220mm, HB, dj. New. Text in German, English and French.
With many detailed colour photos of bows, as as well as measurements and bow makers biographies. Many high quality colour pictures of gold-mounted violin, viola and cello bows. Covering the masterpieces of French, English and German masters starting from 1790, many of them published for the first time. Discover the works of legendary bowmakers: Adam, Lamy, Fetique, Ouchard, Bazin, Dodd, Hill, Hart, Nürnberger, Schramm, Weidhaas, Pfretzschner and many others. £50

(Bows and Bow Makers) Sadler, Ealing Strings: Retford Centenary Exhibition

(Bows and Bow Makers) see Retford, William : Bows and Bow Makers 1964 The Strad, London £75

(Bows and Bow Makers) see Roda, Joseph: Bows for Musical Instruments of the Violin Family

(Bows and Bow Makers)  see Vatelot, Etienne: Les Archets Francais 2 Vol.

(Bows and Bow Makers)  see Ealing Strings and Malcom Sadler: The Caprice Bows

Boyden, David D.: The History of Violin Playing from Its Origins to 1761 Oxford University press, 1979 edition. Hardback, slipcase, vinyl with Alan Loveday recordings of examples. Very good used condition with dust jacket (price clipped.) one index page with slight edge damage, slipcase and 33rpm vinyl £75

(Le) Canu: Les Luthiers Francais - Vol.3,  Paris 1995   Edition Caennaise; 1995; 88 pages; out of print hardback with many interesting instruments of the French School;  numerous colour photographs and information on the makers. Full list of makers see photos. VG condition, dust jacket with light marks.  Sold

(Catalogue) (Bünnagel, Wolfgang). : Alte Geigen Und Bögen: Violins and Bows of the Past
In German and English. Selected masterpieces from the German cultural sphere. 232 pp , Hardcover. Köln 1997; Numerous photos of German instrument and bows and descriptive text. Publication available to the general public made possible by the International Society of violin and bow makers (Entente). used, vg condition, hardcover w. light marks £150

(Catalogue) : "Reunion in Cremona" catalogue. Treasures from the National Music Museum, Vermillion - South Dakota
Text: Italian and English, 101 pp., 300 x 210 mm, SB Catalog of the treasures of the "National Music Museum" of Vermillion, South Dakota, on display at the "Violin Museum" of Cremona from September 2019 to October 2020.
With measurements of the instruments within the text.
Violino / Violin The King Henry IV Antonio e Girolamo Amati, Cremona 1595 са. Violino / Violin Girolamo Amati, Cremona 1609 Violino piccolo / Small violin Girolamo Amati, Cremona 1613 Violino / Violin Nicolò Amati, Cremona 1628 Mandolino coristo / Choral mandolin The Cutler-Challen Antonio Stradivari, Cremona 1680 Chitarra / Guitar The Rawlins Antonio Stradivari, Cremona 1700 Archetto da violino / Violin bow, attribuito alla bottega di / attributed to the workshop of Antonio Stradivari, Cremona 1700 са. Viola / Viola Nicola Bergonzi, Cremona 1781 Violino 1/2 / Violin 1/2 Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona 1793 £50

(Catalogue) : And they made violins in Cremona from Rennaisance to Romantic Era
- Exhibition Catalogue 2000 (E FURONO LIUTAI IN CREMONA DAL RINASCIMENTO AL ROMANTICISMO. ) Cremona 2000, 222pp. New. contributors: C.Chiesa, A.Dipper, R.G.Hargrave, A.Mosconi, J.Topham, D.Gindin With many colour photos, essay etc. Bilingual text in Italian and English  £60

(Catalogue) L'esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937
A reprint of the ultra rare and expensive catalogue on this Exhibition of early Cremonese Violin Makers.
Cremona 1987, 135, XXVII pp, softcover;
Introduzione di Gianpaolo Gregori e traduzione del testo in inglese a cura di Haddad Dawne
A monumental exhibition held on the 200th. anniversary of Stradivari's death. Numerous Italian masterpieces were assembled for this event. Introduction , summary and biographical info in English. Descriptive text on the instruments in Italian, French and German.£50 £45

(Catalogue) Mostra di Antonio Stradivari Settimani Musicali Di Stresa: Isola Bella, 1963. Exhibition catalogue Mostra di Antonio Stradivari Settimani Musicali Di Stresa: Isola Bella, 1963. No. 591 of 1,000. Large Quarto. 79 pp. B/w illustrations, mostly 3 views, of 47 Stradivari violins, 1 viola, 4 cellos & 1 harp + 3 photographs of the Vegh Quartet, a Stradivari "portrait" and Isola Bella. Green full leather with gilt crest. The wonderful original exhibition catalogue. In 4 languages: Italian, English ( and in the appendix German and French), Good, some pages with light waves/curls   £120

(Catalogue) Mostra di Antonio Stradivari. Palazzo Borromeo. Isola Bella. 1963 
Cremona 1996, 79pp.,4to, softcover,  numerous b/w illustrations and 1 large coloured fold out photo of the back view of Stradivari 1672 Viola ' Mahler'. Exhibition catalogue of an amazing exhibition of 47 classical Italian bowed stringed instruments.
Text in Italian, English, Deutsch, Francais. £35 £30

(Catalogue) Stradivari e la Liutera Cremonese dall'U.R.S.S. Cremona
Exhibition catalogue, softback, 4to, 63pp. many /w photos.
Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati, Bergonzi, Guadagnini...Rarely seen classical Italian violins, violas, celli belonging to the the Russian state collection. Many of the instruments have been used in the past by imminent Russian soloists during their careers. £25 £20

(Catalogue Chi-Mei Collection) Bottega Italiana Catalogue - Unique pieces of Italian violin making from the Chi-Mei Collection HB, dust jacket, 171pp, 315 x 255mm, Text: Italian and English, many coloured photos. measurements. Catalogue of the exhibition of a selection of historical instruments from the collection of the Chi Mei Cultural Foundation in Tainan (Taiwan), 23 works created between the end of the seventeenth century and the mid-nineteenth century. £75

Coates, Kevin: Geometry, Proportion and the Art of Lutherie
Oxford: Clarendon Press 1991, Softcover, 176pp
A study of the use and aesthetic significance of geometry and numerical proportion in the design of European string instruments in the 16th to 18th centuries
Good condition (stamped 'damaged' - by publisher??  to inner page, but only gently used, clean, unmarked, some light wear to cover) rare. £175

Confalonieri  Giulio. Storia della musica  Nuova Accademia Editrice, Milano., ca. 1963. 2 voll. in 4, pp. 746; 853. T. tl. con sovrac. Con molte ill. e tav. f.t. Accuratissima Storia della musica dall' antichità fino al nostro novecento.
2 Vol. standard book on Music history - in Italian. VG condition, in slipcase. £50

Cooper, Albert. The Cooper Collection, de luxe edition: Volume 1 & 2 of rare Violins, Violas, Celli, Bows, of Italian, French & English origin; 
Surrey: Ashford Publications, 1996 & 1998. Both Volumes have over 250 pages each, over 500  colour photographs by David Cousins.Size 210 x 300mm.
Nine aspects of each instrument and two of each bow are shown with measurements. Where relevant, details are included in the text accompanying each subject with translations into German, French, Italian and Japanese.
Vol 1 records a unique collection of stringed instruments and bows. It contains 30 fine Italian instruments plus 40 French and English bows which are illustrated with over 250 colour photographs. Amongst others: Mantegazza, Giovanni and Paolo Grancino, Giuseppe Rocca, Alessandro Gagliano, G.B. Guadagnini, Giuseppe 'filius Andrea' Guarneri and Carlo Tononi.
Hardback. 256pp.
Vol. 2: This handsomely produced volume records a unique collection of stringed instruments and bows. It contains 31 fine English, French and Italian instruments plus 65 English bows which are illustrated with over 350 colour photographs.
Both volumes: Nine aspects of each instrument and two of each bow are shown with measurements. Where relevant, details are included in the text accompanying each subject with translations into German, French, Italian and Japanese.
Condition as NEW – might have very light scuff marks on DJ. Out of print.  
2 Volume de luxe set, limited to 100 copies only, in slipcases : £300 

Cooper, Albert. The Cooper Collection: Vol. 2: This handsomely produced volume records a unique collection of stringed instruments and bows. It contains 31 fine English, French and Italian instruments plus 65 English bows which are illustrated with over 350 colour photographs.
Nine aspects of each instrument and two of each bow are shown with measurements. Where relevant, details are included in the text accompanying each subject with translations into German, French, Italian and Japanese.
As new. £70  more details here

Cooper, Albert: Benjamin Banks - the Salisbury Violinmaker 1727 - 1795 
Surrey: Ashford Publications, 2cd edition, 1995, 2cd edition, pp 168; A detailed survey of Banks' life, work and environment. The classic work on one of the greatest English makers of the 18th century. Based on extensive research, Cooper's book corrects earlier misconceptions about Banks's life and career and includes full illustrations and commentary on 27 instruments and bows. 'A wonderful contribution to serious violin literature.' In VG condition. £25  more details here

Dilworth, John : The Brompton's Book of Violin & Bow Makers Large Hardback with dust jacket. Limited edition , this No. 564 /1000 The Brompton's Book of Violin and Bow Makers is the essential book for dealers, makers, and collectors. Covering over 10,000 makers, this book is up to date (at time of publication) and easy to use. This is an essential reference book for people working with or interested in stringed musical instruments. Written by John Dilworth, a leading industry expert and published in 2012. This book combines accurate biographical information and Dilworth's observations about past makers. An extensive image reference resource is to be found at the back.Very Good, with dust jacket, gently used £150

(Stradivari)  Dilworth, John: 3 Monographs on Antonio Stradivari:
The ''Archinto'' Cello 1689 ,  ''La Pucelle'' Violin 1709, ''Tyrrell '' Violin 1717  Cloth bound hardback, many colour photos showing full view, scroll and details of this unique early cello by the foremost Cremonese violin maker.
With an excellent descriptive text by John Dilworth, known to many as a regular contributor to the Strad magazine and well respected authority. £140 £120

Dilworth, John: Monographs on Antonio Stradivari: The ''Archinto'' Cello 1689
Cloth bound hardback, many colour photos showing full view, scroll and details of this unique early cello by the foremost Cremonese violin maker.
With an excellent descriptive text by John Dilworth, known to many as a regular contributor to the Strad magazine and well respected authority.£50

Dipper, Andrew & Woodrow, David : COUNT IGNAZIO ALESSANDRO COZIO DI SALABUE
Technical Studies in the Arts of Musical Instrument Making Observations on the Construction of Stringed Instruments and their Adjustment:1987, 85 pp.  sold

(Doring, Ernest N.) see : Bein & Fushi. HOW MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master. The Deluxe Edition.  Sold

Doring, Ernest N : How Many Strads? Our Heritage From the Master
Hardcover Publisher: William Lewis and Sons, Chicago, Illinois 1945, 1945 First printing, stated. Number 1123 of only 1400 copies. Ex public library, with withdrawn label/stamp. Errata slip pasted in, one index page at rear detached. Still a very useful quite clean edition of this great reference book, at a keen price. £90

Doring, Ernest: The Guadagini Family of Violin Makers Chicago, Illinois: William Lewis & Son, 1949. 
Original Cloth. 328pp; many b/w photos; teg (top edge gilt), gilt titles to front and spine  A Treatise presenting conclusions concerning the origin and lives of this famous family derived from lifelong study of their works and diligent research among relevant data from early to recent times. Having as its principal subject Giovanni Battista Guadagnini renowned maker of violins with a chapter devoted to his father Laurentius and mention of descendants recorded as workers in the craft, together with illustrations of characteristic works and tabulation of examples reputedly authentic; limited to fifteen hundred copies; 328pp; many b/w photos; teg (top edge gilt), gilt titles to front and spine. condition: VG  £220

Doring, Ernest: The Guadagini Family of Violin Makers Chicago, Illinois: William Lewis & Son, 1949.  Original Cloth. 328pp; many b/w photos; teg (top edge gilt), gilt titles to front and spine A Treatise presenting conclusions concerning the origin and lives of this famous family derived from lifelong study of their works and diligent research among relevant data from early to recent times. Having as its principal subject Giovanni Battista Guadagnini renowned maker of violins with a chapter devoted to his father Laurentius and mention of descendants recorded as workers in the craft, together with illustrations of characteristic works and tabulation of examples reputedly authentic; limited to fifteen hundred copies; 328pp; many b/w photos; teg (top edge gilt), gilt titles to front and spine, VG condition, a very reasonable price for this volume £195

Draley, Daniel & Carlo Bonetti : A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740
The Maecenas Press,1989. Library edition, 4to. cloth bound. 149pp, 29 plates.
One of the very few publications about the Amati family of Cremona violin makers.
Parallel text in Italian and English.  £250 £220

Draley, Daniel & Bonetti , Carlo : A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740 The Maecenas Press,1989, de luxe edition, 4to. 149pp, 29 plates. dark leather HB, gold embossed, page edges gilt. Very rare. limited edition, dark leather only 120 copies. One of the very few publications about the Amati family of Cremona violin makers. Parallel text in Italian and English. £450 SALE £375

(Dutch School) 400 years of violin making in the Netherlands 400 jaar vioolbouwkunst in Nederland
Up to 1999 only two books on Dutch violin making had been published: De Hollandse vioolmakers, by Dirk. J. Balfoort, published in 1931 by H.J. Paris in Amsterdam, and The Violin makers of the low countries (Belgium and Holland), written and published in English in 1955 by Max Möller in Amsterdam. After these publications many new facts were uncovered, reason for the Dutch violin makers to want to publish a new work on Dutch violin making. The 50th anniversary of the Dutch Group of Violin- and Bow makers (founded in 1949) was the perfect occasion to make this wish come true. This richly illustrated and well written book (Hardcover edition), features many well established contemporary and past classical makers of the Dutch school. A comprehensive listing of Dutch violinmakers, past and present. In English and Dutch language. 269 pp, Hardcover, DJ Condition: VG, Hardback, DJ with light tears Sold

(Dutch School) see: Balfoort,Dirk J.: De Hollandsche Vioolmakers (Dutch Violin Makers )  £110

Dvorák , Antonín 100. 1841-1941. Prag  An anniversary publication:  Sbornik k oslave stoletych narozenin Antonina Dvoraka : 1841-1941 Evropské vydavatelstvo 1941. 194, XXIV S. with numerous pasted in Ill., large 4to, softcover, In Czech language. With various articles by Jaroslav Vrchlicky, Celestin Rypl, Vaclav Talich, Jan Racek, Josef Bachtik and more. VG condition. £40

Ealing Strings and Malcom Sadler: The Caprice Bows - A Tribute To Paganini . Publisher: Ealing Strings, London, 1985 small hardback, limited numbered edition (1000). Foreword by Malcom Sadler , to commemorate the life of Nicolo Paganini, his Caprices composed for solo violin and the 24 special engraved gold mounted bows made by master bow maker Michael Taylor. Illustrations and photos of those bows in B & W. In excellent condition. £85

Ealing Strings: The Eternal Influence of Antonio Stradivari
1987, Photography by Michael Taylor Used - Very Good
Quarter leather , green linen, in green linen slipcase #160 of a limited edition of 250.Limited Edition with slipcase. 147 p. and many illustrations of fine violins. large 8vo, gilt spine, gilt front board, all edges gilt. Catalog of three exhibitions by Ealing Strings "...to celebrate the art of the master violin maker of today and to reflect the influence of Antonio Stradivari over the past 250 years." £95

Ealing Strings-Malcolm Sadler: The Retford Centenary Exhibition Deluxe Edition Leather bound, slipcase, top edge gilt, limited edition (78/200) Ealing Strings, London 1975. 63 pp + 100 black & white photographic plates of bows. A fine book celebrating the life and work of this influential craftsman and bowmaker, with an insight into to the firm of W.E. Hills. £100

Farga, Franz. Violins and Violinists. London: Rockliff, 1950. First Separate. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good Translated from the German by E.Larsen, with a chapter on English Violin makers by E.W.Lavender (Editor of 'The Strad'), xvi, 223 pp, 130 illustrations (B&W photographs) , 10 line drawings, black cloth. A well researched book which is now a classic of its kind' (Regazzi)  £15

Gaudenzio Ferrari, WINTERNITZ, EMANUEL : La sua scuola e la protostoria del violino.
Gaudenzio Ferrari. His school and the early history of the violin. Published by Varallo Sesia, Societ… Conservazione Opere Arte Monumenti Valsesia,, 1967 64pp; con 20 tavole f.t.; leggera carton. originale VG. ** Testo in italiano e in inglese. In English and Italian language. VG condition £20

Flesch, Carl. Die Kunst Des Violinspiels 1& 2 Vol. ( The Art Of Violin Playing). Berlin & Leipzig: Ries & Erler, 1928. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good 315 x 250 mm, 2. ed, Vol. 1, 1929, 6 + 148pp., 8 plates with 35 b/w ill.; Vol. 2, 1928, 4 + 222pp; In GERMAN. Light coloured linen cloth, both Vol. with numerous music examples throughout. Minor marks on front cover, lightest wear to edges, pages browned, ep. in Vol. 2 with slight crease. Contents: Vol 1: Vorwort z. 1 & 2. Auflage; Die allgemeine Technik (5 Kapitel 76 pp.); Die angewandte Technik (5 Papitel 65 pp.) ; Sachverz; Namensverz; Verz. d. Notenbsp.; LIchtbilder; Vol. 2: Vorwort; Einleitung ( 6 Kapitel, 132 pp.); Anhang (84 pp.) with Fleschs' commentary and complete music examples: J.S.Bach: Chaconne a.d. 2. Partita d-moll; P.Nardini: Sonate di Camera 1. Satz; W.A.Mozart: Violinkonzert D-Dur KV 218 1.Satz; Viotti: Violinkonzert g-moll Nr.19 1.Solo d. 1. Satzes; Beethoven: Sonate op.96 1. Satz; Spohr: Konzert op. 47 Rezitativ; Medelssohn: Konzert op. 64 2.Satz; Vieuxtemps: Konzert Nr.4 d-moll 1.Satz; Schumann: Sonate op.121 3.Satz; Brahms: Sonate op. 78 3.Satz; Schnabel: 5 Stuecke 3.Stueck; Das Rubato in d. Ungar. Volksmusik; Sachverz.; Namensverz.; Verz. d. Notenbeispiel. These books weighs 2.4kg, please enquire about shipping rates.  £100 £80 Rare

Gétreau, Florence Ed. :Instrumentistes et luthiers parisiens.: XVIIe-XIXe siècles Sold

Gheroldi , Vincenzo (editor), Colombo, Lusiano : Varnishes and very curious secrets: Cremona, 1747.
the manuscript 4 (H 113) of the Biblioteca Trivulziana in Milan (Artemanuale). 2021, 251pp., softcover, 8vo. English text: Highly interesting book on early varnishes, varnish making etc.£30

Giordano, Alberto: Cesare Candi liutista i liutai della famiglia Candi
Cremona 2003, 173pp. HB, 
text in Italian and English, numerous photos. A superb book on this violin maker from Genua. Sale £70 £60

(Guarneri) see: Hill, William Henry - Hill, Arthur - Hill, Alfred Ebsworth. The Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626 - 1762) 1. Edition 1931 London: W.E.Hill & Sons, 1931. £325

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