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Hamma, Fridolin : Meister Deutscher Geigenbaukunst 1948 (Masters of German Violin Makers Art)
Stuttgart: Schuler Verlag, 1948. First Edition. 4to, Quarter-Vellum & brown cloth; 71 + 66 pp. b/w ill. only 1000 copies printed; in German language.
Content: (pp 13 - 30) Vorwort; Der Deutsche Geigenbau; Neu oder Alte Geige? ; Was tut dem Geigenbau not? ; Materialkenntnisse im Geigenbau; Der Geigenbauer; Reparaturen und Instandsetzungen; Die Aufgaben des Handels mit Streichinstrumenten; Woran erkannt man ein Meisterwerk? ; (pp. 31 - 70): Die Deutschen Geigenbauer - Alphabetische Reihenfolge ( ca. 200 makers with some biogr. details); 66 Plates showing instruments mostly in 3 views: back, scroll and front with label. An excellent study book, worthwhile to have in any serious library.
Leather spine, some pages with curls (from the binding process), corners with lightest wear; plates and text near fine see photos £150
Hamma, Fridolin: Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, ca. 1931 (Masterworks of Italian Violinmakers Art) Ihre Beschreibung und bisher erzielte Preise von Fridolin Hamma, nd. (ca, 1931),
Hamma & Co., Stuttgart, 1/4 vellum, 245 x 295mm, 15 + 382pp.' 217 b/w photos + 9 plates with large scale diagrams of violins. In original card board folder with title sticker. Text in German. Only 1200 copies were printed, and the original plates where destroyed in WW2; This remains the only edition, published by this eminent German dealer. The plates showing the violin outlines (with scroll and arching drawings plus front/ back thickness measurements) can be detached at their perforated edge. A very nice conditioned example of this rare book. German content only: on the history of the Hamma Company, violinmaking, value of old violins, dealing, guarantees and certificates, 70 years of violin dealing, descriptive listings of Italian violinmakers with plates (320pp.), 9 foldout plates with full size outlines of plates, scrolls, ff-holes and archings of violins by N.Amati, A.Guarneri, Guarneri del Gesu (2), A.Stradivari (5). Too many instruments are pictured to list them all, but amongst many other master makers are: Amati, Balestrieri, Bergonzi, Carcassi, da Salo, Gagliano, Grancino, Gobetti, Goffriller, Guadagnini, Guarneri, Landolfi, Maggini, Stradivari. Good condition. Light shelf wear to edges, corners, light foxing, a few page creases. A clean well looked after rare collectible book. £450
Hamma, Walter: Italian Violin Makers 1976 HB leather
Schuler 1971 (3.Edition) , 727pp. quarter leather, gold embossed hardback, dustjacket and original cardboard box. Text in German - English - French. An important book by this former major German dealer and expert on classical Italian violin makers of most schools, illustrated throughout. CONTENTS: Foreword, Some pages from the firm's history, The value of a violin, The trade in old instruments, Their purchase and authentication, Index of selected illustrated masterpieces.Sold
Hamma, Walter. Italian Violin Makers - Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst - Maitres Luthiers Italiens. Stuttgart: Schuler Verlagsgesellschaft, 1964. First Edition. 4to, Quarter-Leather. Good; quarter leather, pp. 728, ca. 300 b/w plates and one colour plate of Stradivari's "Swansong" Violin. Very minor shelf wear to lower leather spine edge, light discoloration and dust spots to the closed edge of the pages, a good and clean copy.
A beautiful and important production, text in German, English and French.
Contents: Foreword, History of the Hamma Company, The Value of Violins, The Trade in Old Instruments, Index of selected Instruments. Dozens of important and lesser known makers are listed and instruments shown in full front and back view as well as many scroll and f-hole details. A classic! £ 95
Hammerl, Josef and Reiner: Violin Varnishes. HB, 127 p. interesting information on resins and basic materials for Violin varnish and advice on varnishing Edited by Josef and Reiner Hammerl Hardcover Used - Very Good. £47.50
Hart, George : The Violin: Its famous Makers and their Imitators 1875 HB 1. Ed. Publisher: Dulau and Co., 1875, 332pp including many illustrations. hardback book with 352 pages , in beautiful contemporary strong linen boards with leather tile to the spine. An important book of the time by an eminent expert and dealer. With a receipt from the previous purchaser (£100 / 2006). used, some internal signs of wear, light tears, foxing (all in keeping with the age). . £90
Henley, William. Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers, Vol. 1 - 5 leather bound in one volume. Sold
Henley, William. Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers 1973 HB Amati publishing, black hardback, gilt titles on spine. The 'go to' English language violin makers dictionary for many years.Lightly used, quite firm for a heavy thick book, with dust jacket in protective cover. A small owners signature on the inside, age related discoloration on the page block 120
Henley & Woodcock: Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers Price Guide and Appendix Vol VII,1969. 101 pp, plates, and bound within price guide supplement 1969-1970 xvi pp, price guide supplement 1971-1972 xv pp, price guide supplement 1973-1974 xvi pp. As this volume has the later price guide supplements , this printed edition must be at least from 1974. £14.99
Henley, William. Antonio Stradivari - His Life and Instruments
Amati Publ. Brighton 1961. 1.Ed. VG, dj G. 98 pp. + many b/w plates, dark red cloth with gilded title on spine.
The author gives details on varnish, tone, models and measurements on many of the Stradivari Violins listed in this worthwhile compilation. £20
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.
4to, Quarter-Leather. Very good. r1/4 leather/vellum & green cloth, large 4to, 300 x 245 mm 181 + 4 pp. + numerous ill. col. & b/w, folding maps. Content: 1. Andrea Guarneri 2. Pietro Guarneri of Mantua 3. Guiseppe fil.Andrea 4. Guarneri del Gesu 5. del Gesu's violins 6. The tonal aspect 7. The house of Guarneri 8. Pietro Guarneri of Venice. A superb edition and the original 1931 Hill print of their magnificent opus, the classic book on the Guarneris', an essential read and study book, greatly enriching the knowledge of these Italian masters, with some great photos and plates in both colour and black and white (the latter showing amazing detail, often washed out in colour photos). This is a heavy and substantial book £325
Hill, William Henry - Hill, Arthur - Hill, Alfred Ebsworth. The Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626 - 1762) London:Holland Press 1965 4to, VG with dj. large 4to, 181 + 4 pp. + numerous ill. col. & b/w, folding maps. Content: 1. Andrea Guarneri 2. Pietro Guarneri of Mantua 3. Guiseppe fil.Andrea 4. Guarneri del Gesu 5. del Gesu's violins 6. The tonal aspect 7. The house of Guarneri 8. Pietro Guarneri of Venice. A nice early reprint of the classic book on the Guarneris', an essential read and study book, greatly enriching the knowledge of these Italian masters, with some great photos in both colour and black and white. £50
Hill W. E. & Sons: The Tuscan and Le Messie - 2 Stradivari violins W. E. Hill & Sons,1976, London. quarter leather, linen bound, colored illustrations and photographs. An invaluable book by this important firm of experts and dealers.
very good, light marks to cover. £34.50
Hill, William Ebsworth (Higgins Margaret): Gio: Paolo Maggini, Hill , London, 1976. linen HB,ill.
A highly interesting and valuable book on this influential early Brescian maker. Excerpt from Paolo His Life and Work His work forms the third of the series Of publications undertaken by Messrs. Hill with the View of throwing new light upon the history of the Violin and its makers. As great interest attaches on many grounds to the Brescian school, and very little trustworthy information respecting it has hitherto been available, it seemed desirable to deal with it early in this series. With great energy and insight Messrs. Hill initiated and directed searches at Brescia and elsewhere, which, ably carried out by Signor Cavaliere Giovanni Livi, Director of the Brescian State Archives, and Signor Federico Sacchi, have brought to light a large number of most interesting and important facts concerning many makers of the Brescian school. vg condition. £59.50
Hooker, Andrew : Mr Black's Violins: The Extraordinary Obsession of Gerald Segelman
Publisher: Cozio Publishing, 2009, Hardcover. 216 pages, Ill. Cloth bound hardcover in cloth slipcase. by Andrew Hooker (Author), Philip E. Margolis (Editor)
With high quality coloured photos of many of Segelman instruments. The author introduces the reader into the fascinating life of the passionate collector Gerald Segelman. His impressive collection, amassed over many years, was largely unknown to dealers and musicians, stashed away in his home. Today his amazing collection can be found with collectors, musicians and trust all over the world. Very good, in slip case, gently read. £100
Hopfner Rudolf : Meisterwerke der Geigenbaukunst. Masterpieces of Violin-Making :
The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank. Sold
Jaeger, Emmanuel: Venetian Instruments. Les Violons. Paintings and Drawings & Jean-Frederic Scmitt, Marc Le Bot, Dominique Saatdjian, Etienne Vatelot, Charles Beare, Bernard Millant, Rene Morel, Jean-Christophe Graff.
Published by Association pour la Promotion des Arts, Hotel de Ville de Paris, France, 1995 HB, 295 pp. with many col. illustrations of fine Venetian violin family instruments and paintings.
Text in English. Condition: Hardback cover with wear, smudges, some damp stain to page edges.
Contents: Violin Making and Musical Tradition in the XVIIIth century Venice Emmanuel Jaeger Venice, Violin Making and History Jean-Frédéric Schmitt Venice or a Secret and its Lineage : Etienne Vatelot, Charles Beare, Bernard Millant, René Morel, Jean-Frédéric Schmitt, Jean-Christophe Graff Prestigious Venetian Stringed Instruments The Eye of Painter The Soul of the Violin Marc Le Bot The Violinist and his Double Dominique Saatdjian Paintings and Drawings of Beautiful Stringed Instruments £80
Jalovec, Karel : Encyclopedia of Violin-Makers 2 Vol., 1986
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Sold
Jalovec, Karel: Beautiful Italian Violins (Hardcover) Published by Paul Hamlyn, London, 1963 VG condition with DJ Many illustrations, rare in this nice condition. £49.50
Jalovec, Karel : Houslari Italie - Italian Violin Makers 1948 A very rare first edition, 20 issues in stapled wraps. published in Prague, 1948. Thus preceding the better known editions. Not listed in Regazzi, and quite unknown. Bilingual parallel text in Czech and English. 615 pp over 19 volumes, volume 20 with the various plans (35 drawings) - erroneously numbered no. 21! numerous b/w plates of fine instruments, many makers labels within the large dictionary content (listing Italian makers both alphabetically as well as by place of occupation. Also including scale outlines and many measurements of thicknesses and dimensions of instruments by Nicolo Amati - Cremona (4 Violins), G.Bertolotti - Brescia (Violin & Contrabasso), A.Guarneri & J.Guarneri - Cremona (2 Violins), Guarneri del Gesu - Cremona (3 Violins, 1 Viol & 1 Cello! - 4 plates), Maggini - Brescia (Violin), L. Storioni - Cremona ( Violin), Antonio Stradivari - Cremona ( 9 Violins, 1 Contrabasso, C.Tononi - Venice (Violin), P.Zanetto - Brescia (Cello, 4 plates). Condition used, some wear, wraps with some tears etc. £100
Jalovec, Karel: The Violin Makers of Bohemia, including craftsmen of Moravia and Slovakia.
With many plates and labelsPublisher: Anglo-Italian Publication Limited, London, 1959, HC.sold
Kalischer, Alfr. Chr.. Beethovens Sämtliche Briefe 5 Vol. Kritische Ausgabe Mit Erläuterungen (Beethovens' Complete Letters).
Berlin & Leipzig: Schuster & Loeffler, 1906. First Edition. 8vo, Half-Cloth. Very Good 1906 - 1908, top edge gilt, gilt leather tiltle on spine, gilt decorated boards, coloured printed endpapers,
Vol I (1783 - 1810) 16+340pp., Vol II (1811 - 1815) 13+320pp., Vol III (1816 - 1818) 14+300pp., Vol IV (1819 - 1823) 13+351pp., Vol V (1824 - 1827) 13+362 ( 42 index) +2.
With small ex - libris of 'Regina Sulger Gebing', also small dealer sticker on inner boards, corners lightly bend, showing the first sign of wear, top and bottom of spines lightly creased, Vol I has its rear board bend, the sets pages are slightly wavy, Vol IV light soiling on cover and light tear to page margins 137 - 142, Vol V with signature of 'Regina Sulgur - Gebing 1908'. Altogether a very nice and clean set. £80 rare
Lebet, Claude: LES DEUX STRADIVARIUS DE DOMENICO DRAGONETTI
(Domenico Dragonetti and his two Stradivarius Violins) La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1991 34pp., 268mmx 174mm, quarter leather, 6 colour photographs, tissue paper, Bi-lingual text in French and English. A wonderful book of those famous Stradivari Violins , the 1706 Dragonetti and the 1728 Milanollo. Sale £100 £84.50 rare
Lebet, Claude: ROMA & I SUOI LEUTARI Luthiers of Rome Rome 2007
443 pp in Italian and English parallel text. Sold
Lebet, Claude: Dictionnaire Universel des Luthiers Vol 3, 1985 Sold
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
Lyon & Healy The Hawley Collection of Violins with a History of Their Makers and a Brief Review of the Evolution and Decline of the Art of Violin Making in Italy 1540 - 1800. Sold
Lütgendorff , Willibald Leo: Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart.
Nach den besten Quellen bearbeitet. 2 Bände
(The Violin- and Lute-makers from the middle ages to the present) 2 Volumes, HB., Text in German, Many labels, brandstamps, lists of places of works, biogr details etc.1975 of the 6. Edition, Hans Schneider, Tutzing. £120
Magrini, Cesare: Augusto e Gaetano Pollastri - Liutai in Bologna 1877-1960 - Violin Makers in Bologna 1877-1960
Cremona , 1990, hardback, dj, as new, 85pp, text in Italian, English and German.numerous photos - an important work on the Pollastri Italian violin makers..£90 Sale £75
Millant, Roger: J. B. Vuillaume: Sa Vie et Son Ouvre by (His Life and Work) Standard edition. French - English and German (Andrew Hill, Transl.). J. B. Vuillaume - Sa Vie et Son Euvre (His Life And Work - Der Künstler Und Seine Werke). : W.E.Hill & Sons, 1972. Small 4to, quarter leater,linen, 208 pp. + 80 b/w and colour plates. With a foreword by Desmond Hill. Separate sections in English, French, and German followed by 80 plates showing instruments, labels, manuscripts. A well produced book on this famous and influential French maker. Good condition, light wear. £95
Millant, Roger: J. B. Vuillaume: Sa Vie et Son Ouvre by (His Life and Work) De Luxe Leather edition.
In French - English and German (Andrew Hill, Transl.). J. B. Vuillaume - Sa Vie et Son Euvre (His Life And Work - Der Künstler Und Seine Werke).
W.E.Hill & Sons, 1972. First Edition De Luxe. Limited edition of 500; Small 4to, 208 pp. + 80 b/w and colour plates.
With a foreword by Desmond Hill. Full leather binding, gilt boards / spine. Separate sections in English, French, and German followed by 80 plates showing instruments, labels, manuscripts. In publisher's black-paper slipcase (slight scuffing, surface paper loss). The book in very good condition. A well produced book on this famous and influential French maker. Sale £325 £275
Michetschläger,Helen Ed.: Notes and articles from the workshop of Koen Padding. Hardback, very good condition. Review in The Strad, Joe Robson, February 2016: 'Violin Varnish, Notes and Articles from the Workshop of Koen Padding', by Helen Michetschläger: It is not just the 'secrets' of classical varnish making that have been lost over the centuries; beyond the valuable contents of this book is an underlying understanding that is Padding's great contribution to violin making: he gave us a language that had been lost. Padding compiled a set of terms that paralleled the application process: priming, sealing, grounding, painting and varnishing. Whether one is using his own self-titled 'Byzantine System' or any other varnishing sequence, his terminology applies. Prior to his work the discussion of varnish and varnishing was at a loss for words. His works set out terms for discussing varnish, varnishing, and observing varnish that have become accepted and invaluable additions to the lexicon of the violin trade. Helen Michetschläger's book is an essential text on the subject of violin varnish. £45
Möller, Max (vader en zoon): Italiaanse vioolbouw van Gaspar da Salo tot Pressenda. beknopt overzicht van ontstaan en ontwikkeling der vioolbouw in Italië
( Italian violin making from Gaspar da Salo to Pressenda. brief overview of the origins and development of violin making in Italy )
Amsterdam : Max Möller (Moller), 1938 viii, 61 pp., 39 photo plates, HB linen, text in Dutch. Limited edition Sold
Gio Batta Morassi
many colour illustrations 111pp, 320 x 230mm, SB.
Text in English. Contents: Preface Gio Batta Morassi - Biographical details - Competitions, conferences, appointments - Awards diplomas, honors - Pupils - Morassi relates. The instruments: Viola 1966 - Viola d'amore 1966 - Cello 1966 - Viola da gamba 1967 - Viola 1968 - Violin 1973 - Pochette 1975 - Violin 1981 - Violin 1992 - Cello 1999 - Violin 1999 - Instruments measurements - Labels, brand stamps and certificates of authenticity - Bibliography Sale £50 £40
Mosconi, Andrea & Witten, Laurence: 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 Sale £25 £20
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