[Violin] Roda, Joseph.
Bows for Musical Instruments of the Violin Family
Chicago: William Lewis & Son. 1959. First Edition, First Printing. 335 pp., 20 illustrations, 47 double plates illustrating 241 bows. Contains a historical essay on bows and a biographical listing of bow makers, together with photographic illustrations of many bows. Full mid-tan textured cloth with titling gilt to upper and spine. No. 238/3000 of the Library Edition. Very light shelf wear to the spine; embossed ownership stamps to the endpapers and title; overall fine. Together with a 2 pp. typed list of bows in the possession the previous owner, violin collector James K. Sutherland; a bow envelope labeled with Sutherland's name; and three issues of "String Player" and "Violins and Violinists" newsletters. 8.5 x 11.25 inches. (16567)Book Classical Music