Lot number 3323 - Auction 137
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE BANJOS: THE TSUMURA COLLECTION

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE BANJOS: THE TSUMURA COLLECTION by Akira Tsmura, Japan, 1993 Rare and unique publication with high quality photographs of Tsmura's private banjo collection, also considered the 'Bible of Banjos'.... H. 35,5, W. 28, D. 10 cm. Edition of only 2500 copies. With detailed chapters on minstrel era, late Victorian English banjos, English zither banjos, American classic banjos, S.S. Stewart and French banjos and mandolin banjos, ukulele banjos and shell mandolins. As well as chapters on four-string jazz banjos from the companies: Bacon & Day, Epiphone, Gibson, Gretsch, Iucci, Leedy, Ludwig, Majestic, Paramount, Slingerland, Stromberg, Vega, Washburn and Weyman. min. signs of use. Provenance: Private collection Düsseldorf.