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Author	Details	Price
AMIS Book #2326	Journal of the Musical Instrument Society Volume XIX . 1993 128pp + 4pp (+ 23pp of adverts). b/w illustrations. Contents: Laurence Libin - John Huber's Pianos in Context ; Frederick R Selch - Some Moravian Makers of Bowed Stringed Instruments ; Thomas and William Robjohn - A Study of Innovative Organ Building, appendix American Church and Residence Organs (same authors) An Annotated Catalogue of Known Instruments, Stephen L Pinel A few small marks on the back cover but on the whole very clean	£12.00 (Paper) (Secondhand)
BERLIN Germany Book #1111	Katalog der Streichinstrumente 1975. Catalogue of stringed instruments in Staatliches Institut f�r Musikforschung, Preussischer Kulturbesitz by I.Otto and O.Adelmann. 336pp, b/w line illustrations. German text This is a new copy however showing some shelf life	£20.00 (Paper)
BOYDEN D Book #2249	Catalogue of The Hill Collection of Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 2nd printing 1970. London Oxford University Press. 54pp plus b/w plates of 44 instruments. Dust jacket worn at edges and spine, minor foxing, binding tight.	£25.00 (Secondhand)
Couesnon et Cie Book #2260	Manufacture Generale d'Instruments de Musique Cuivres, Bois, Lutherie, Pianos, Harmoniums, Machines Parlantes, Accessoires Divers 1911, Trade Catalogue. 282pp, coloured frontis-piece, numerous b/w illustrations of players and instruments, 15 Marches & Refrains de l'Armee Francaise. 8vo Cracked on spine, corners bumped, spine detached. French text.	£75.00 (Secondhand)
DEGGENDORF Germany Book #1208	Musikinstrumente aus Ostbayern (Niederbayern / Oberpfalz) vom 17-19 Jh. Exhibition Catalogue Stadtmuseum 13 November 1992 - 31. January 1993. 176pp, colour & b/w plates. German text	£18.00 (Paper)
DILWORTH JOHN Book #2332	The Brompton's Book of Violin and Bow Makers London 2012. No 278 of 1st edition of 1000 copies. 683pp, plus (n.p.) appendix 1, select bibliography of sources and further reading & afterword. Light shelf wear at edges of dust jacket, small bump bottom spine. Book new and unread. The book provides information of more than 10,000 makers.	£160.00 (Secondhand)
FUZEAU EDITIONS Book #1003	Viole de Gambe, Methodes et Traites, Dictionnaires, Prefaces des Oeuvres, Correspondances 1997 Methode & Traites I, Serie I, France 1600-1800, Realisee par Philippe Lescat et Jean Saint-Arroman. 222pp. Facsimiles of 24 methods and articles. French text.	£35.00 (Paper)
FUZEAU EDITIONS Book #1077	Alto Par-dessus de viole - Methode et Traites- Dictionnaires- Methode & Traites 5 Serie I France 1600-1800 Realisee par Philippe Lescat et Jean Saint-Arroman.. 2000, 135pp. Ancelet-Bethisy-Brijon-Michel Corrette-Cupis-Encyclopedie-Encyclopedie methodique-Garsault Laborde-Mersenne-Woldemar. French text.	£30.00
GLIER & SOHN C G Book #2122	C G Glier & Sohn Markneukirchen (Sajonia) fundada en 1830 Lista Especial de Cuerdas de toda clase Cyrano Cuerdas 1932. Spanish version of Glier's trade catalogue of asseccories for bowed- and plucked string (1932). 32pp, monochrome illustrations. Spanish text. Small stain on front paper cover, slightly discoloured with age. Back cover lightly crinkled & with light red markings on the outer edge. Contents bright and clean.	£10.00 (Paper) (Secondhand)
HENLEY W Book #2250	Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers 1973 Amati Publishing Ltd. Brighton, England. Originally published in a series of separate volumes, this is the Standard Edition single volume version, paginated continuously 1-1268, b/w frontispiece + 2pp of advertisement of Mr Henley's compositions. Dust jacket yellowed, grubby and worn on edges, with some small tears, cut edges stained, not affecting contents, shaken on spine, foxing on fly-leaves	£120.00 (Secondhand)
JALOVEC K Book #2277	Italienische Geigenbauer Dritte verbessserte Auflage, Artia Prag, 1964. 453pp (text & illustrations) + XXXIIpp (drawings of instruments).Red linen boards with gilt lettering and vignette. No dust jacket, spine sunned, back board stained not affecting the interior of the book, binding tight, contents bright and clean. German text	£80.00 (Secondhand)
LUTGENDORFF W L Book #1414	Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart 4.mit der 3.ubereinstimmende Auflage, 1922. Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt., 2 volumes. Volume I. 422pp. plus 98pp. b/w plates, 147 b/w ill. in text. Volume 2: 670pp. including 83pp. facsimiles of makers marks & labels. German text. Vol 1: small area of damage to front board, corners & edge of spine bumped, light foxing, cut edges darkened, front fly-leaf missing. Vol 2: small area of damage to front board, spine scuffed and 2 short tears in the leather at top edge, cracked on spine, front fly-leafs detached & creased on lower edge, a little foxing, cut edges darkened	£150.00 (Secondhand)
OTTO I / ADELMANN O Book #2280	Katalog der Streichinstrumente 1975. Staatliches Institut fur Musikforschung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin. 336pp, b/w line illustrations. German text	£20.00 (Paper)
PARIS CNRS Book #1173	Instruments et Musique Instrumentale Textes reunis et presents par Helene Charnasse avec la collaboration de Laurence Helleu 1986. 251pp. 24 b/w plates, music examples in text. French text. Out of print. Covers slightly darkened with light shelf wear, contents fine.	£20.00 (Paper) (Secondhand)
PARIS France Book #1480	Violins, Vuillaume: un maitre luthier francais du XIX siecle, 1798-1875 Exhibition Catalogue, Musee de la musique, 23 october 1998 - 31 January 1999. 227pp, colour photos & b/w illustrations. French text. Very good copy, wrappers very slightly worn.	£40.00 (Paper) (Secondhand)
PFRETZSCHNER G A Book #2117	Katalog uber Violinen, Violas, Cellos, Kontrabasse und deren Zubehor Catalogue of Violins, Violas, Violoncellos, Double Basses and their Accessories G A Pfretzschner Markneukirchen in Sachsen c.1935. Trade catalogue. 55pp + 1, b/w illustrations. German and English text. Paper covers lightly sunned around the edges, very good copy	£25.00 (Paper) (Secondhand)
POZNAN POLAND Book #2291	Genius Stradivari Exhibition catalogue , Museum Instrumentow Muzycznych w Poznaniu, October-December 2001. P. Cie�lak, J. Jaskulski, J. Kempi�ski, A. �apa, M. Tiella, E. Wo�chowska. 137pp, colour & monochrome illustrations. Polish & English text	£30.00 (Paper)
PTUJ Slovenia Book #1504	Glasbila na Ptujskem Gradu; Instrumentarij Salonov ter Mescanskih in Plemiskih Kapel 1994. Catalogue by D. Koter. 113pp, 6 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations, Slovenian text	£10.00 (Paper)
SACHS C Book #2265	Sammlung Alter Musikinstrumente bei der Staatlichen Hochschule fur Musik zu Berlin. Beschreibender Katalog Im Verlag von Julius Bard Berlin 1922. VI + 383pp (text) + 50pp (b/w plates). Rebound, brown linen boards with gilt lettering on spine. Small private library? paper label on spine. Corners lightly bumped. German text. A rare book	£350.00 (Secondhand)
SCHMUTZIG Y Book #2276	Der Completely Abridged Method fur Das Bass und der oder Streich-Instrumente Schmutzig series no. III Cor Publishing Co, 1960. 20pp, b/w illustrations. Good copy	£14.00 (Paper) (Secondhand)
TOKYO Japan Book #1177	Exhibition of Fine French Bows, Tokyo 2001, 'Celebrated French Bow Makers' Exhibition catalogue by Paul Childs with colour plates of 27 bows with introduction in English and Japanese	£25.00 (Paper)
Vermillion (SD) USA Book #1700	Beethoven & Berlioz Paris & Vienna Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789 - 1848 Catalogue National Music Museum, September 12 - November 2, 2003. Andr� P. Larson, Ph. D. / John Koster, A. B. 87pp., beautifully illustrated with colour plates.	£20.00 (Paper)

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AMIS
Book #2326

Journal of the Musical Instrument Society
Volume XIX . 1993 128pp + 4pp (+ 23pp of adverts). b/w illustrations.
Contents: Laurence Libin - John Huber's Pianos in Context ; Frederick R Selch - Some Moravian Makers of Bowed Stringed Instruments ; Thomas and William Robjohn - A Study of Innovative Organ Building, appendix American Church and Residence Organs (same authors) An Annotated Catalogue of Known Instruments, Stephen L Pinel
A few small marks on the back cover but on the whole very clean

£12.00 (Paper)
(Secondhand)

BERLIN Germany
Book #1111

Katalog der Streichinstrumente 1975. Catalogue of stringed instruments in Staatliches Institut f�r Musikforschung, Preussischer Kulturbesitz by I.Otto and O.Adelmann. 336pp, b/w line illustrations. German text
This is a new copy however showing some shelf life

£20.00 (Paper)

BOYDEN D
Book #2249

Catalogue of The Hill Collection of Musical Instruments
in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 2nd printing 1970. London Oxford University Press. 54pp plus b/w plates of 44 instruments. Dust jacket worn at edges and spine, minor foxing, binding tight.

£25.00
(Secondhand)

Couesnon et Cie
Book #2260

Manufacture Generale d'Instruments de Musique
Cuivres, Bois, Lutherie, Pianos, Harmoniums, Machines Parlantes, Accessoires Divers 1911, Trade Catalogue. 282pp, coloured frontis-piece, numerous b/w illustrations of players and instruments, 15 Marches & Refrains de l'Armee Francaise. 8vo
Cracked on spine, corners bumped, spine detached.
French text.

£75.00
(Secondhand)

DEGGENDORF Germany
Book #1208

Musikinstrumente aus Ostbayern (Niederbayern / Oberpfalz) vom 17-19 Jh. Exhibition Catalogue Stadtmuseum 13 November 1992 - 31. January 1993. 176pp, colour & b/w plates. German text

£18.00 (Paper)

DILWORTH JOHN
Book #2332

The Brompton's Book of Violin and Bow Makers London 2012. No 278 of 1st edition of 1000 copies.
683pp, plus (n.p.) appendix 1, select bibliography of sources and further reading & afterword.
Light shelf wear at edges of dust jacket, small bump bottom spine. Book new and unread.
The book provides information of more than 10,000 makers.

£160.00
(Secondhand)

FUZEAU EDITIONS
Book #1003

Viole de Gambe, Methodes et Traites, Dictionnaires, Prefaces des Oeuvres, Correspondances 1997 Methode & Traites I, Serie I, France 1600-1800, Realisee par Philippe Lescat et Jean Saint-Arroman. 222pp. Facsimiles of 24 methods and articles. French text.

£35.00 (Paper)

FUZEAU EDITIONS
Book #1077

Alto Par-dessus de viole - Methode et Traites- Dictionnaires- Methode & Traites 5 Serie I France 1600-1800 Realisee par Philippe Lescat et Jean Saint-Arroman..
2000, 135pp. Ancelet-Bethisy-Brijon-Michel Corrette-Cupis-Encyclopedie-Encyclopedie methodique-Garsault Laborde-Mersenne-Woldemar. French text.

£30.00

GLIER & SOHN C G
Book #2122

C G Glier & Sohn Markneukirchen (Sajonia) fundada en 1830 Lista Especial de Cuerdas de toda clase Cyrano Cuerdas 1932. Spanish version of Glier's trade catalogue of asseccories for bowed- and plucked string (1932). 32pp, monochrome illustrations. Spanish text. Small stain on front paper cover, slightly discoloured with age. Back cover lightly crinkled & with light red markings on the outer edge. Contents bright and clean.

£10.00 (Paper)
(Secondhand)

HENLEY W
Book #2250

Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers 1973 Amati Publishing Ltd. Brighton, England. Originally published in a series of separate volumes, this is the Standard Edition single volume version, paginated continuously 1-1268, b/w frontispiece + 2pp of advertisement of Mr Henley's compositions.
Dust jacket yellowed, grubby and worn on edges, with some small tears, cut edges stained, not affecting contents, shaken on spine, foxing on fly-leaves

£120.00
(Secondhand)

JALOVEC K
Book #2277

Italienische Geigenbauer Dritte verbessserte Auflage, Artia Prag, 1964. 453pp (text & illustrations) + XXXIIpp (drawings of instruments).Red linen boards with gilt lettering and vignette. No dust jacket, spine sunned, back board stained not affecting the interior of the book, binding tight, contents bright and clean. German text

£80.00
(Secondhand)

LUTGENDORFF W L
Book #1414

Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart 4.mit der 3.ubereinstimmende Auflage, 1922. Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt.,
2 volumes. Volume I. 422pp. plus 98pp. b/w plates, 147 b/w ill. in text. Volume 2: 670pp. including 83pp. facsimiles of makers marks & labels. German text.
Vol 1: small area of damage to front board, corners & edge of spine bumped, light foxing, cut edges darkened, front fly-leaf missing.
Vol 2: small area of damage to front board, spine scuffed and 2 short tears in the leather at top edge, cracked on spine, front fly-leafs detached & creased on lower edge, a little foxing, cut edges darkened

£150.00
(Secondhand)

OTTO I / ADELMANN O
Book #2280

Katalog der Streichinstrumente 1975. Staatliches Institut fur Musikforschung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin. 336pp, b/w line illustrations. German text

£20.00 (Paper)

PARIS CNRS
Book #1173

Instruments et Musique Instrumentale
Textes reunis et presents par Helene Charnasse avec la collaboration de Laurence Helleu 1986. 251pp. 24 b/w plates, music examples in text. French text. Out of print. Covers slightly darkened with light shelf wear, contents fine.

£20.00 (Paper)
(Secondhand)

PARIS France
Book #1480

Violins, Vuillaume: un maitre luthier francais du XIX siecle, 1798-1875 Exhibition Catalogue, Musee de la musique, 23 october 1998 - 31 January 1999. 227pp, colour photos & b/w illustrations. French text.
Very good copy, wrappers very slightly worn.

£40.00 (Paper)
(Secondhand)

PFRETZSCHNER G A
Book #2117

Katalog uber Violinen, Violas, Cellos, Kontrabasse und deren Zubehor
Catalogue of Violins, Violas, Violoncellos, Double Basses and their Accessories G A Pfretzschner Markneukirchen in Sachsen c.1935.
Trade catalogue. 55pp + 1, b/w illustrations. German and English text. Paper covers lightly sunned around the edges, very good copy

£25.00 (Paper)
(Secondhand)

POZNAN POLAND
Book #2291

Genius Stradivari Exhibition catalogue , Museum Instrumentow Muzycznych w Poznaniu, October-December 2001. P. Cie�lak, J. Jaskulski, J. Kempi�ski, A. �apa, M. Tiella, E. Wo�chowska. 137pp, colour & monochrome illustrations. Polish & English text

£30.00 (Paper)

PTUJ Slovenia
Book #1504

Glasbila na Ptujskem Gradu; Instrumentarij Salonov ter Mescanskih in Plemiskih Kapel 1994. Catalogue by D. Koter. 113pp, 6 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations, Slovenian text

£10.00 (Paper)

SACHS C
Book #2265

Sammlung Alter Musikinstrumente bei der Staatlichen Hochschule fur Musik zu Berlin.
Beschreibender Katalog Im Verlag von Julius Bard Berlin 1922. VI + 383pp (text) + 50pp (b/w plates). Rebound, brown linen boards with gilt lettering on spine. Small private library? paper label on spine. Corners lightly bumped. German text. A rare book

£350.00
(Secondhand)

SCHMUTZIG Y
Book #2276

Der Completely Abridged Method fur Das Bass und der oder Streich-Instrumente
Schmutzig series no. III Cor Publishing Co, 1960. 20pp, b/w illustrations. Good copy

£14.00 (Paper)
(Secondhand)

TOKYO Japan
Book #1177

Exhibition of Fine French Bows, Tokyo 2001, 'Celebrated French Bow Makers' Exhibition catalogue by Paul Childs with colour plates of 27 bows with introduction in English and Japanese

£25.00 (Paper)

Vermillion (SD) USA
Book #1700

Beethoven & Berlioz Paris & Vienna
Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789 - 1848 Catalogue National Music Museum, September 12 - November 2, 2003.
Andr� P. Larson, Ph. D. / John Koster, A. B.
87pp., beautifully illustrated with colour plates.

£20.00 (Paper)

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