The Guitar / by Nick Freeth and Charles Alexander ; foreword by Martin Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freeth, Nick, 1956-

Alexander, Charles (Guitarist), author.

Contributor:

Taylor, Martin, 1956- writer of foreword.

De Ste. Croix, Philip, editor.

Sutherland, Neil, photographer.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guitar--History.

Guitar.

Guitar--Pictorial works.

Genre:

History

Illustrated works

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

320 pages : color illustrations, color portrait ; 30 cm

Distribution:

London : Running Press,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Running Press, 2002.

Contents:

Foreword / Martin Taylor

Introduction

Section One. The Guitar's European Heritage. Chapter 1: The Guitar's Origins; Chapter 2: The Guitar: 1700-1900

Section Two. Twentieth-Century Developments. Chapter 3: Towards the Modern Guitar; Chapter 4: American Archtops; Chapter 5: American Flat-tops; Chapter 6: The Gypsy Guitar; Chapter 7: The Resonator Guitar; Chapter 8: The Twentieth Century Classical Guitar

Section Three. Today and Tomorrow. Chapter 9: Towards the Future

Section Four. The Birth of the Electric Guitar. Chapter 10: The Early Years 1930-1945

Section Five. The Classic Designs. Chapter 11: The Solid-Body Electric 1946-1965; Chapter 12: The Hollow-Body and Semi-Solid Electric 1946-1965

Section Six. The Evolving Electric. Chapter 13: A Changing Climate 1965-1980; Chapter 14: Innovation and Tradition-1980 to the Present

Section Seven. Today and Tomorrow. Chapter 15: Towards the Future.

Notes:

"Published by Salamander Books Limited, 8 Blenheim Court, Brewery Road, London N7 9NY, United Kingdom"--Title page verso.

"This edition published in the United States in 2002 by Running Press Book Publishers"--Title page verso.

"Photographers: Neil Sutherland, Don Eiler & John Alflatt. Editor Philip de Ste. Croix. Designer Phil Clucas MSIAD. Senior Commissioning Editor Marie Clayton. Production Ian Hughes"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299) , discography (p. 301-308) , and index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy has dustjacket retained.

Running Press copy is "1" printing.

ISBN:

0762413298

9780762413294

OCLC:

51324794

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