Normans Rare Guitars: 30 Years of Buying Selling & Collecting

asked by james58 on November 6, 2006 3:37 PM

280 full-color pages, foreword by Tom Petty

• Norman Harris has been in business selling "used" (vintage) guitars for over 30 years. Customers are the who's who of popular music, including Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Eddie Van Halen, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and Tom Petty, to name a few.

• The book represents some of Norm's personal collection of over 1,000 vintage guitars.

• The book showcases over 600 guitars, and more than 700 color photos, including detail shots.

• The quality, care and attention to detail of the photographs is unequalled in the guitar book market.

• Unlike other books on the subject that focus on one manufacturer or particular model, or some historic perspective, this book contains examples from over 17 of the world's most popular manufacturers and includes electric guitars, bass guitars, acoustic guitars and resonator guitars…..something for everyone.

• Because of the sheer volume of original examples of mint guitars, the book is destined to become an invaluable source of reference for anyone interested in, or doing business in, the subject.

• The book is printed on luxurious, imported 140 gram "Lumi-Silk" stock.

• There has never been, and most likely never will be, another book with as many mint examples of these kind of guitars.

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Reviews

I ordered this book for several reasons including my own passion for owning, playing and collecting vintage guitars. The photos in this book are stunning as is the variety of examples shown. This is also a very good reference for those interested in custom colors and which also shows how much variation exists in the same model guitar in the same color from the same year. I recommend this book to anyone who appreciates great works of art.

reviewed by redsink on November 7, 2006 3:23 PM

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IF YOU LOVE GUITARS, This is a MUST READ... i found myself SKIPPING over the pages and pages of beautiful guitars just to follow the commentary. But I'm gonna go back and look at them RIGHT NOW :-)

Need to see the ULTRA-RARE Fender marauder with 4 hidden pickups? ITS HERE!

Need to see the FIRST strat ever to have a solid rosewood neck? ITS HERE!

Want to see the most GORGEOUS tele collection in the world?

Gibsons, Gretschs, Rickenbackers - They are all HERE!
And not just RARE guitars... PRISTINE examples of DROP DEAD BEAUTIFUL guitars!!

reviewed by papi on November 9, 2006 8:41 PM

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If you are a vintage guitar player or collector than this is the book too buy,they are all there,Gibson,Fender,Guild,etc in beautiful pictures captured,this collection of vintage guitars is unbelievable,all guitars are from the period before 1970 and they are all in mint condition,if you can not find you're most loved guitar in this book you will not find it.....a must for guitarlovers!

reviewed by smiling on November 21, 2006 12:49 AM

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add a new book!