Lot number 2719 - Auction 150
UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN AND BOW MAKERS - WILLIAM HENLEY

UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN AND BOW MAKERS - WILLIAM HENLEY Brighton, 1973 Letterpress, Standard Edition. 24 x 15,5 cm. William Henley. One-volume complete edition of the standard work on the history of violin and bow making. The British violinist and expert William Henley began this comprehensive encyclopedia, which was completed after his death by Cyril Woodcock and published in this one-volume edition in 1973. The reference work contains alphabetically arranged entries on over 9,000 violin and bow makers worldwide - with biographical details, descriptions of their work, typical labels and stylistic features of the instruments. Part. Signs of use.