Lot number 2718 - Auction 150
UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN AND BOW MAKERS VOLUME I-V - HENLEY, WOODCOCK

UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN AND BOW MAKERS VOLUME I-V - HENLEY, WOODCOCK Brighton, 1959 Five volumes, letterpress. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. William Henley; continued and edited by Cyril Woodcock. Five individual volumes of one of the most important reference works on the history of violin and bow making worldwide. William Henley, himself a violinist and violin expert, began work on this comprehensive encyclopedia, which was continued and published by Cyril Woodcock after Henley's death. It contains detailed biographical and historical entries on several thousand violin and bow makers from the 16th century to the 20th century. Part. Signs of use.