Special Winter, 2011 sale list 50% off any book 60% off purchase of 2-10 books 70% off purchase of 11 or more books 1. 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! 2. 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! 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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.$30.00 Sold! 6. 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 7. 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! 8. 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! 9. 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! 10. (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! 11. Botermans, Jack, Dewit, Herman and Goddefroy, Hans. MAKING AND PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Seattle, 1989. 120 pp., numerous illustrations. (9 x 10 1/2 inches, decorated boards) $35.00 12. 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 13. 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! 14. 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! 15. Burgan, Arthur. BASIC STRING REPAIRS. Oxford University Press, 1974. viii, 56 pp., frontispiece, 16 illustrations, diagrams. (8vo, cloth) $35.00 16. 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! 17. 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! 18. 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! 19. 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 20. 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! 21. (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! 22. (Cremona) FESTIVAL DI CREMONA. Celebrazioni Stradivariane. 5a 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! 23. (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 24. 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! 25. Ekwall, Ake. DEFLECTION METER FOR VIOLIN PLATES. Sweden, 1991. 13 pp., numerous illustrations. (typed pages) $35.00 Sold! 26. 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! 27. 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! 28. 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! 29. 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! 30. 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 31. 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! 32. 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 33. 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 34. 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 35. (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 36. 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 37. 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 38. 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! 39. 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 40. 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! 41. 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 42. 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 43. 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! 44.