Part IV – Books, Magazines, etc. (D-G)
De Wit, Paul. GEIGENZETTEL ALTER MEISTER vom 16. bis zur mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Leipzig, 1902.
14 pp., 400 facsimiles of labels. (8 x 11 inches, boards, covers and spine frayed) The scarcest edition. $300.00 Sold!
Ditson Co., Oliver. DITSON WONDER BOOK NUMBER ONE. The Violin Family. Boston, 1909.
(4) 140 pp., numerous illustrations. (7 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches, stiff paper covers a bit worn, some sl. wear and chipping to a few pages, a bit dirty) Scarce. $125.00 Sold!
Doring, Ernest N. HOW
MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master. Chicago, 1945.
379 pp., more than 100 instruments illustrated. (sl. wear, several pages sl. spotted, very good to near fine, slipcase worn and taped) No. 496 of the edition limited to 1400. A copy brought £1540, about $3000 at the Christie¹s auction of November, 1991! Just like there is nothing like an original Strad violin, there is nothing like an original copy of this important book. $800.00 Sold!
Doring, Ernest N.
HOW MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master. Chicago, 1945. The Deluxe
Edition.
379 pp., more than 100 instruments illustrated. (spine is a bit worn and cracked, edge sl. rubbed, otherwise in near-fine condition) This book is one of the scarcest of all violin books, limited to only 50 copies. Sold for $7000 at the Sotheby's auction in June, 1995! $4000.00
(Doring,
Ernest N.) Bein & Fushi. HOW MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master.
Enlarged and Expanded Edition with Additional Instruments Illustrated and
Comprehensive Listings of Stradivari Instruments in the Violin Literature.
Chicago, 1999.
464 pp., more than 100 instruments illustrated. (large 4to) The wonderful update of the classic book. $225.00
(Doring,
Ernest N.) Bein & Fushi. HOW MANY STRADS? Our Heritage from the Master.
Enlarged and Expanded Edition with Additional Instruments Illustrated and
Comprehensive Listings of Stradivari Instruments in the Violin Literature.
Chicago, 1999. The Deluxe Edition.
464 pp., more than 100 instruments illustrated. (large 4to) The wonderful update of the classic book. The beautiful deluxe edition, no. 123, is limited to 300 copies, and sold out by subscription. In a slipcase. $650.00
Doring, Ernest N. THE GUADAGNINI FAMILY OF VIOLIN MAKERS. 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. Chicago: William Lewis & Son, 1949. The Deluxe Edition.
335 pp., 66 pp. of plates. (6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches, full leather, all edges gilt, a very slight indentation in the middle of the first 20 to 30 pages, probably from the book press, since all copies have a variation of the same problem, o/w fine to very fine condition, in a slipcase) No. 30 of the edition limited to 50. A copy brought $3800 at the Skinner auction of May, 1996. Extremely scarce. $4000.00
Doring, Ernest N. VIOLINS AND VIOLINISTS. Chicago: William Lewis & Son, 1949-1956. Volumes 10–17.
54 issues (7 complete years, plus 5 issues from volume 17), nos. 90-143. (issues in general very good to near-fine condition, a number of issues have 3 ring punch holes at margin, not affecting) Includes 100s of interesting articles about all facets of violin making and playing. A wonderful reference source. $700.00
Doring, Ernest N. VIOLINS AND VIOLINISTS. Quarterly Pamphlets.
After publication of Violins and Violinists ceased in 1960, six pamphlets were published by William Lewis, from Spring of 1961 to March of 1964. The cover articles for the issues are: Issue No. 1 - Maud Powell; Issue No. 2 - Albert Spalding; Issue No. 3 - Fritz Kreisler. (The issues have been folded in half, some have binder punch holes)Kreisler issue- $35.00
each $25.00 all 5 for $65.00
Doring, Ernest N. (Violins and Violinists Series) THE AMATI FAMILY. William Lewis and Son, n.d.
unpaged, numerous illlustrations. (covers sl. worn and browned) Interesting reprint from the Violins and Violinists magazines, from January 1942, through July, 1943. The three issues from this series, Amati, Goffriller and Vuillaume sold for £440, about $850 at the Christie¹s auction of November, 1989. Scarce! $110.00
Doring, Ernest N. (Violins and Violinists Series) JEAN-BAPTISTE VUILLAUME OF PARIS. William Lewis and Son, n.d.
84 pp, numerous illlustrations. (stiff paper covers, some wear and staining to covers, some underlining in text, some waviness) Interesting reprint from the Violins and Violinists magazines, from September 1947, through July/August, 1948. $110.00
Ehrlich, A. DAS STREICH QUARTETT IN WORT UND BILD. Leipzig, 1898. In German.
vii, 83 pp., numerous illustrations. (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches, some rubbing to covers and spine, several pages reattached) An absolutely wonderful book that includes photos and biographical information on over 40 quartets, including the Florentiner, Petri, Lewinger, Brodski, Berber, Hellmesberger, Rosé, Prill, Fitzner, Soldat-Roeger, Duesberg, Joachim (Berlin), Joachim (London), Londoner, Dresdener, Suttgart, Halir, Hamburger, Riller, Bohmische, Budapest, Petersburger, Bologneser, Triester, Kneisel and Romische quartets. Extremely scarce. $850.00
Ehrlich, A. CELEBRATED VIOLINISTS, Past and Present. Translated from the German of A. Ehrlich and edited with notes and additions by Robin H. Legge. With 79 portraits. London: The Strad Library, No. IV, 1897.
281 pp. (8vo, cloth, minor wear) A very interesting book with biographies of 89 famous artists. $60.00 Sold!
Engel, Carl. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS in the South Kensington Museum. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1874. 2nd edition.
402 pp., frontispiece, 6 original photographs of ancient instruments, 143 illustrations, musical examples. (spine rubbed, a lot of foxing, a piece of the free endpaper torn off, ex-library) Scarce. $135.00 Sold!
FAMOUS INSTRUMENTS OF THE WORLD SERIES. Tokyo: Gakken, 1986.
Three volumes, 10 x 14 1/4 inches, gilt-stamped titles, each volume in a slip-case with similar gilt-stamped titles.
Collection
in the Library of Congress: 80 pp. of photographs in color, 48 pp. of
explanatory text and illustrations. 8 instruments illustrated.
Collection
in the Smithsonian Institution: 132 pp. of photographs in color, 32 pp. of
explanatory text and illustrations, 15 instruments illustrated.
Collection
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art: 88 pp. of photographs in color, 32 pp. of
explanatory text and illustrations, 8 instruments illustrated.
Beautiful full-page photographs by Shinichi Yokoyama, who did the photographs for the book Stradivari in Japan. In English and Japanese. A beautiful set of books. $2200.00
Farga, Franz. VIOLINS & VIOLINISTS. With a chapter on English Violin Makers, by E. W. Lavender. London: Rockliff, 1951. THE DELUXE EDITION.
xvi, 223 pp., frontispiece, 80 illustrations, 10 line drawings. (full-calf binding, top edge gilt, edges of covers and spine rubbed, covers and spine a bit worn) No. 12 of 15 presentation and reference copies of the delxue edition limited to 215 copies. $350.00
Faulkner, Randolph T. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS UNUSUAL AND UNIQUE. Violins and Violin Makers of the Twentieth Century. Delaware, 2004.
96 pp., 134 illustrations. (12 x 9 inches) An interesting new book with photos of unusual and unique instruments, violins by Baroni, Sacchetti, Pevere, Scarampella, Bissolotti, Goffriller and Gagliano. There is also a section devoted to Reflections of a Collector which includes references to violinists and violin makers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Edition limited to 500 copies. $135.00 Sold!
(Feuermann, Emanuel) Itzkoff, Seymour W. EMANUEL FEUERMANN, VIRTUOSO. A Biography. With Notes on Interpretation by Feuermann and a Discography of Feuermann Recordings. University of Alabama Press, 1979.
viii, 247 pp., 26 illustrations. (d.j. a bit worn) Scarce first edition. $55.00 Sold!
Ford, W. R. RARE OLD VIOLINS. New York, 1927.
48 pp., 12 plates. (7 1/2 x 10 inches, covers sl. worn and rubbed, top edges pages sl. creased) A scarce catalogue illustrating violins of Stradivari, Gagliano, Tononi, Cappa and Gragnani. $150.00 Sold!
Friedrich & Bro., John. CATALOGUE OF VIOLINS AND ACCESSORIES. New York, 1927-1928.
70 pp., numerous illustrations. (stiff paper covers, covers worn and detached, some staining to covers and a few pages) Scarce. $150.00 Sold!
Gallay, Jules. LES INSTRUMENTS DES ECOLES ITALIENNES. Catalogue Precede d'une Introduction et Suivi de Notes sur les Principaux Maitres. Paris, 1872. In French.
153 pp. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, rebound with original cover pasted onto new cover, general foxing throughtout) A very scarce book, one of 500 copies printed. $325.00
Gand, Charles-Eugene. CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIF des Instruments de Stradivarius et Guarnerius del Gesù. Spa: Les Amis de la Musique, 1994 (1870) In French, with English summary.
xxii, 184 pp., 15 illustrations of Stradivaris and Guarneris. (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, cloth) $150.00 Sold!
Gittelson and Howard. CATALOG OF RARE OLD VIOLINS. New York, August, 1921.
31 pp., 13 plates. (7 1/2 x 10 inches, paper covers, edges of covers a bit worn, some staining to covers, contents in very good condition) Quite scarce. $150.00 Sold!
Grebe, Carl von. DIE KÖNIG-MAXIMILIAN-STRADIVARI. Antonius Stradivarius Cremonesis – Faciebat Anno 1709. Hamburg, 1973.
94 pp., 7 facsimile letters and a facsimile of the Emil Herrmann certificate with 3 photographs included, 3 photographs of the inner sides of the violin. Includes a phonograph record of a Bach sonata and 3 Paganini caprices played on the Maximilian Strad by Michel Schwalbe, concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, with a photo of Schwalbe. In German and English. (10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, corner of the record sleeve sl. frayed) No. 441 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Very scarce. A wonderful monograph. $350.00
Goodkind, Herbert. VIOLIN ICONOGRAPHY OF ANTONIO STRADIVARI. 1644-1737. Treatises on the Life and Work of the "Patriarch" of Violin Makers. Inventory of 700 Known or Recorded Stradivari String Instruments. Index of 3500 Names of Past or Present Stradivari Owners. Photographs of 400 Stradivari Instruments with 1500 Views. New York, 1972.
780 pp., 1500 illustrations. (large 4to, slipcase a bit frayed around the edges) Sold for $1265 at the Skinner Auction of Nov., 1994! $575.00
Grillet, Laurent. ANCETRES DU VIOLON ET DU VIOLONCELLE. Les Luthiers et les Fabricants d'Archets. Paris, 1901. In French.
Volume I: xxvii, 290 pp., numerous illustrations and musical examples. Volume II: 409 pp., numerous illustrations of instruments and labels. (bound in 3/4 leather and marbled boards, covers sl. worn and rubbed, contents a bit worn) A fascinating, beautiful, and very scarce book tracing the history of the violin. A copy brought £440, about $800 at the Christie's auction of March, 1989. A very nice copy. $750.00
Grillet, Laurent. ANCETRES DU VIOLON ET DU VIOLONCELLE. Les Luthiers et les Fabricants d'Archets. Paris, 1901. In French.
Volume I only. xxvii, 290 pp., numerous illustrations and musical examples. (bound in 1/4 leather and marbled boards, leather worn and rubbed) A fascinating, beautiful, and very scarce book tracing the history of the violin. $225.00
(Guarneri del Gesú) EXHIBITION CATALOGUE. Cremona, 1995. In English and Italian. With a preface by Charles Beare.
78 pp., illustrations of 6 instruments. (All in color, except the last shot of the last violin) $100.00
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