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NY: Consolidated Music, 1962. First edition. Original Wraps. Good. 160pp. Former owner's notes inside covers; text is clean. 12" x 9 more information

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Nashville Famous American Musicians 1972., 1972. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial binding and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 56pp Playing instructions accompany each of the 40 tunes, which include lyrics, music, guitar chords and rhythm slash marks. Illustrated by 8pp color photos, 18 b&w. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Troy, PA Francis Drake Ballard 1945., 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped binding and contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.5" pp: xxiv, 103 Addenda (19pp) comprise a partial list of rare violins in the author's collection: makers, descriptions, and tones of each. Illustrated by 12pp illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. more information

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NY Amsco Music (1978)., 1978. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents near fine condition. 12" x 9" 64pp Has instructions for reading tablature, using a flatpick, finger-picking, and music to 23 bluegrass standards. Illustrated by photo of Barenberg on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1992. 5th printing. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 48pp. First issued in 1980. This well-illustrated booklet contains a brief history of Trinidad, notes on the growth of steel band music, how the instruments are made, starting your own steel band, etc. 7.5" x 9.5". more information

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NY: Amsco Music, 1966. 2nd printing. Pictorial wraps. Good. pp: (ix), 166; chord charts, diagrams, and other illus in text. This manual teaches folk guitar "from scratch" through the intermediate level, incorporating "stylistic traits and techniques .. all forms of American folk music." 11" x 8.5". more information

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Kirkwood, MO: Mel Bay, 1961. First edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 40pp; instructive photos in text. Instruction in basic method is accompanied by words and music to 22 songs. 11.75" x 8.75" more information

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Kirkwood, MO Mel Bay (1966)., 1966. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.5" x 8.75" 48pp "Presents basic elementary theory, etudes, solos, duets, and technical studies for the beginner.". Illustrated by text illus from photographs. Revised Edn. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Kirkwood, MO Mel Bay Publications 1963., 1963. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.75" 40pp Contains all the basics for making music on this instrument, with actual tunes, including duets, as exercises. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Pacific, Missouri Mel Bay 1962., 1962. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial stiff-paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.5" x 8.75" 40pp Begins with holding the banjo, using a pick, time signatures, etc. and proceeds to 22 easy folk tunes with lyrics and music. Illustrated by few photo-illus in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Kirkwood, Missouri: Mel Bay, 1962. Revised Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 40pp. Contains basic instruction in playing chords as well as words and music to 23 songs, including: The Blue Tail Fly; The Girl I Left Behind Me; In The Evening By The Moonlight; Little Annie Rooney; On Top Of Old Smokey; There's A Tavern In The Town; and 16 more. 11.75" x 8.75". more information

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Kirkwood, Missouri Mel Bay 1968., 1968. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial stiff-paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.75" 48pp Basic instruction for playing the tenor banjo includes musical notation, exercises and scales, duets to play with teacher, etc. Illustrated by fingering photos in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Kirkwood, Missouri: Mel Bay, 1959. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 40pp. This is "a catalog of elementary guitar chords arranged in a photo-diagram form for maximum ease in understanding and playing." At the end are three pages of modern orchestral chords. 11.5" x 8.5". more information

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Kirkwood, Missouri Mel Bay 1961., 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial stiff-paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.75" 32pp After instruction on bluegrass tuning come 18 pages of chord charts with photos of fretboard fingering, etc. Illustrated by photo-illus throughout text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Kirkwood, Missouri: Mel Bay, 1966. Revised Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 48pp; text illus from photographs. Presents basic elementary theory, etudes, solos, duets, and technical studies for the beginner in the keys of C, A-minor, G, and E-minor. 11.75" x 8.75". more information

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Kirkwood, Missouri: Mel Bay, 1959. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 40pp; illus from photographs and fingering charts. Easy-to-follow basic instruction. 11.75" x 8.75". more information

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Kirkwood, MO: Mel Bay, 1951. Early edition. Original Wraps. Good. 40pp, guitar instruction and music. Covers dampmarked. 11.75" x 8.75 more information

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Pacific, MO: Mel Bay, 1986. Early edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 32pp of music and instruction for guitar. 12" x 9 more information

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s.l.: Beacon Music, 1968. Early edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 40pp, instruction and music. 12" x 9 more information

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Palisades Park, NJ: Beacon Music, 1970. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 40pp of music for guitar. This is the final book in the Primary series. 12" x 9 more information

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Boston: Oliver Ditson, Circa 1850. Early edition. Cloth-backed boards. Good. pp: 70 + 16; two large engraved illustrations at front. Text in English. 12.5" x 9.5 American fingering." Czerny's "Letters to Young Ladies" are here in English. more information

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Baltimore George Willig nd [ca. 1850]., 1850. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Covers scuffed, spotty foxing, else in good condition. 12.75" x 10.25" 74pp Decorative title-page and frontispiece illus lithographed by A. Hoen, Baltimore. Text in English and French. Illustrated by frontispiece illustrations. First Edition. Binding is cloth/boards. more information

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London: Chester Music, 1982. Early edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 12pp, guitar music to six compositions by John Dowland, Robert Johnson, and Simone Molinaro. 11.75" x 8.75 more information

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Boston Bulfinch Press (2003)., 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 14.25" x 10" pictorial dj 144pp w/index Foreword by Steve Miller. Introduction by C.F. Martin IV. Illustrated by color photo-illus throughout. First Edition. Binding is orig boards. more information

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NY: J.P. Grant, 1927. First edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 8pp. Contains music for banjo solo and for piano, with a picture of Banjo Bill inset on the cover. Laid in is a one-page, pictorial "banjography" by Lew Green, calling Bill "one of the greatest banjo technicians of all time...." 12" x 9 more information

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NY: J. Pitman Grant, 1925. First edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 8pp. Contains music for banjo solo and for piano, with a picture of Banjo Bill inset on the illustrated cover. 12" x 9 more information

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Kirkwood, MO Mel Bay 1967., 1967. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.5" x 8.75" 64pp Offers "basic and necessary technical training for the Standard Five String Banjo in a gradual and easily understood way.". Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Pacific, Missouri Mel Bay 1967., 1967. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial stiff-paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.5" 64pp Features a system of alternate right-hand picking, along with syncopation, glissandos, harmonics, etc. Illustrated by few photo-illus, charts. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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NY Alfred Music 1964., 1964. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 26pp Contains basic instruction, then words, music, guitar chords and frames for 20 folksongs, arranged by Oscar Brand. Titles include: Chisholm Trail; Cornstalk Fiddle; Dan Tucker; Hard Times; Midnight Special; Roll, Alabama, Roll; and 14 more. Illustrated by photos and drawings in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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NY Oak Publications (1983)., 1983. 1st Edition. Pictorial binding and contents near fine condition. 12" x 9" 190pp w/index Contains over 250 jigs, reels, rags, hornpipes and breakdowns from all the major traditional instrumental styles. Includes introductions to regional styles, interpretation, and ornamentation, as well as an extensive discography. Illustrated by cover illus by Mona Conner. First Edition. Binding is spiral-bound. more information

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NY Experience Music Project (2000)., 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Color-pictorial binding and contents near fine condition. 11.75" x 11.75" 179pp Comprises myriad images along with essays by various authors on the evolution of electric guitars, alternative rock, etc. Illustrated by illus throughout, much color. First Edition. Binding is orig boards. more information

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W.F. Shaw, 1889. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good. Small hole in spine cloth. 114pp. This new edition adds a chapter on fingering, a dictionary of the latest musical terms, two pages of "time puzzles," etc. 5.75" x 3.75". more information

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NY: Ludlow Music, 1979. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 32pp. Contains instructions for playing the mbira, along with words and music (with notations) to 18 songs, including: Everybody Loves Saturday Night; Feuille, Oh; Ise Oluwa; Mary Ann; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; and 13 more. Old store stickers on cover. 11" x 8.5 more information

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Chicago Chart Music Publishing House 1925., 1925. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 10.25" x 6.75" 16pp Progressive instruciton, beginning with parts of the violin and moving through the playing of folk songs, waltzes, marches, etc. Illustrated by few illustrations in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Chicago Chart Music Publ House 1920., 1920. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 10.25" x 6.75" 16pp + adverts Gives brief instructions, exercises and scales for playing the 10-key "German Accordion," along with music to 31 tunes. Illustrated by vignette on first page. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Chicago: Chart Music, 1945. First edition. Original Wraps. Good. 18pp; instructive photos and chord diagrams. 10.25" x 6.75 more information

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NY: Macmillan, 1941. (Copyright 1931). Original Cloth. Very Good. 45pp. Contains drawings of instruments in the text, plus small drawings with tabs of each musician in the orchestra, printed on perforated pages at the end of the book, and a foldout stage diagram on which to set up the musicians. 11.25" x 8.25 A book of figures to cut out and assemble on a stage layout: literally, making an orchestra. more information

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Cleveland, Ohio: Guitar Publishing, 1937. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 62pp; text illus from photographs. Some wear to spine. 10.75" x 7.75 Features in this issue include: The Tenor Guitar; Where Does My Guitar Wood Come From?; The Spanish Guitar; The Hawaiian Guitar; guitar club and studio news from various states; etc. more information

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Cleveland, Ohio: Guitar Publishing, 1938. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 56pp; text illus from photographs. Some wear to spine and corners. 10.75" x 7.75 Features in this issue include: Blausey's Conservatories; The Spanish Guitar; Sightseeing in Florida; Hawaiian Music Festival; The Tenor Guitar; The Hawaiian Guitar; guitar club and studio news from various states; etc. more information

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Cleveland, Ohio: Guitar Publishing, 1937. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 66pp; text illus from photographs. Some wear at ends of spine. 10.75" x 7.75 Features in this issue include: The Spanish Guitar; The Tenor Guitar; A Story of Feminine Daring in the Great War; guitar club and studio news from various states; etc. more information

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NY: Delacorte Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. John MacLachlan. 48pp; photographs throughout. This pictorial, step-by-step account of the making of a cello is embellished by a CD with two classical pieces played on that cello by Roel Dieltiens. 11.25" x 8.5". more information

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Van Nuys, CA Alfred Music 1966., 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" (48)pp. Illustrated by instructional photos in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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NY: Carl Fischer, 1950. Second edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 57pp; few illustrations in text. Text in English and German. 12" x 9 A complete universal grammar of music, with 100 practical exercises and airs." First published in 1888. more information

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Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 1989. First US Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Revised edition with 8pp in color. Special foreword by Eric Clapton. "All there is to know about the Stratocaster and its detailed evolution since 1954." Laid into this example is a 12-page, full-color catalog of G&L Guitars & Basses, "handcrafted for musicians in Fullerton, California." 12" x 9". more information

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Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay, 1982. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Very Good. 83pp; diagrams in text. Begins with the basics and progresses through to sheet music for blues standards. 12" x 8.5". more information

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Miami: Beam Me Up Music, CPP Belwin, 1991. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 24pp; diagrams in text. Complete with the casette learning tape and book in the original plastic pouch. Learn blues harp: "quick & easy instructions; no music reading required; blues, folk & pop styles; straight harp & cross harp techniques; use with any 10-hole diatonic harmonica." 12" x 9". more information

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Sandpoint, Idaho: Quick Fox, 1977. Revised. Original Wraps. Very Good. pp: x, 179, (3); text illus from drawings and photographs. 8.5" x 11 A completely illustrated catalog of musical instruments, supplies, parts, accessories and books, including evaluations of the best in electric and acoustic guitars, banjos, dulcimers, mandolins, fiddles, recorders, flutes, harmonicas, concertinas, drums and more." more information

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Kirkwood, MO Mel Bay 1967., 1967. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.5" 32pp Contains progressive instruction in folk-guitar styles, and sheet music to 13 traditional songs arranged for the beginner. Illustrated by 10 illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Buffalo, NY: Montgomery Music, 1973. Revised Edition. Original wraps. Good. 62pp. Contains music and some lyrics to 61 songs. Occasional teacher marks in pencil. 8.5" x 11". more information

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Kirkwood, Missouri Mel Bay 1972., 1972. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.75" 32pp Describes how to play the "Country Shuffle" and other guitar rhythms, then gives instructions for picking 15 c&w favorites. Illustrated by photo-portrait of Flint. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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