Chinery, Scott & Bacon, Tony; The Chinery Collection 150 Years of American Guitars review Copy
, OUTLINE PRESS, 1996 , HARD BACK
Overall Condition is: VERY GOOD
limited to 6000 copies, states review copy contains chinery collection poster of guitar front and back, Slipcase has general wear such as lightly bumped corners. Dj has light wear, Book has tight binding, clean body and unmarked text. However, previous owner's name and tiny inscription on fep. Creative Director: Nigel Osborne. Design: Sally Stockwell. Photography: Miki Slingsby. Editor: Siobhan Pascoe. Slipcase: Gilt title on cover with light rubs. Dust Jacket: pictorial cover with just a hint of rubbing to foil from the slipcase. Cover: Gilt title on spine. Excerpt from dust jacket, This important new work tells the story of 150 years of American guitar history through over 300 rare and exceptional instruments from the stunning collection of Scott Chinery. The story begins in New York in the 1830s as Christian arrives from his native Germany to set up the Martin guitar company and establish the blueprints for the American guitar. From that historic moment the reader is taken on a fascinating and comprehensive tour of guitar history. The many highlights of the Collection are showcased here in lavish, full-color photography, with over 300 instruments from more thant 75 brandnames that also include Bigsby, Ditson, Dobro, Dyer, Epiphone, Gretsch, Kay, Maccaferri, Micro-Frets, Mosrite, Oahu, Regal, Rickenbacker, Stella, Stromberg, Vega, Washburn, Wilkanowski and many more. Selected prime instruments are shown in extra-large size on special three-page foldouts strategically positioned throughout the book. Also contains a Chinery Collection Poster of a guitar with a snake on it, and on the opposite side is many different styles of guitars. As well as, the original trifold sales brochure that was originally advertised at $75.00 Oversized book, additional postage may be required.
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