Classic Guitars is a small gift book with 40 full color photos of important and innovative instruments made between 1830 and the present. It includes acoustic and electric masterpieces by Martin, Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, Paul Reed Smith, and other manufacturers, as well as masterpieces by such great makers as C.F. Martin, Orville Gibson, the Larson Brothers, Elmer Stromberg, James D'Aquisto, Robert Bennedetto, and John Monteleone. This hip pocket sized book is a must have for any guitarist.

-from Anazon
"Sixty-five superb acoustic and electric guitars from 1834 to 1998. Michael Tamborrino supplies luminous full-color photographs of some of the most significant--or just plain coolest--guitars, with technical and cultural notes by Shaw. S umptuously produced, inexpensive, and full of absorbing information. A great choice for the guitarist on your gift list. 6" x 8 1/2" with 40 color photos. 80 pp. "