Author: MILLANT,ROGER
Title: J.B. Vuillaume Sa Vie Et Son Oeuvre
Description: London: W.E. Hill & Sons, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's Quarter Dark Green Leather over brown boards with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good Glassine wrapper with some rubbing creasing and nicks to it's outer edges.Rare title with text in French pp 13 to 68,text in English pp.81 to 136 and text in German pp 149 to 207pp.Complete with a total of 80 wonderful plates at the rear of the book with a couple of plates also in colour.There is just former owner's Date of 'April 1975' to the front endpaper.Clean copy internally with just a little spotting to the frontispiece and title page.Jean Baptiste Vuillaume is a huge figure in French violin making and is without doubt the most successful violin maker of the 19th century, and, in pure business terms, he probably ranks as the greatest luthier in all history.His true excellence lies in the quality of his work, his creative and innovative strengths, and his enormous business acumen. From a traditional violin-making background in Mirecourt, he built a virtual empire in Paris and his work and quality is still felt in all aspects of the craft and trade of stringed instruments.Rare Title 4to 207pp + Plates First Edition [1972]. Very Good+ .

Keywords: Violins Jb Vuillaume


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