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De fidiculis bibliographia: being an attempt towards a bibliography of the violin and all other instruments played with a bow in ancient and modern times, 1890
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1INTRODUCTORY NOTE.*
3IT has been a matter of great difficulty to fix upon a title that shall give any exact idea of the scope and objects of this book. My first aim has been to bring together, within the limits of a single volume, a condensed reference library of all printed matter in any way relating to the violin; and, after mature reflection, I have finally decided that, in these days when there is so much to read and so little time for reading, I cannot do better than construct my work upon a skeleton consisting of a Bibliography of the subject. I hope that the majority of violin-lovers will agree with me that I have done wisely in so deciding. Whether I am in a position to carry out my proposition is for my readers to decide,—certainly I have spared no pains to compass that end. For a period now approaching fifteen years I have searched every library catalogue, public and private, and every trade and sale catalogue that I have been able to find in Europe and America; I have consulted, and verified the titles of works on the violin in,
5* Introduction, Title-page, Table of Contents, &c., for binding, will be issued [together] with the concluding part of this work.
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