1001 Banjos: The Tsumura Collection by Akira Tsumura (1993)

Published in 1993, this is a rare used copy of this magnificent collection of 3000 vividly detailed color photos on the highest quality art paper. In original 11" X 14" X 4" brown box (packed in original 14”X15”X5” shipping box), this massive 904 pp. hardcover book features sections on Minstrel era, late Victorian English, English Zither, English Presentation, American Classic, S.S. Stewart, and French banjos, French Mandolin Banjos, Ukulele Banjos, Bowl Mandolins, Four String Jazz Age Banjos (Bacon & Day, Epiphone, Gibson, Leedy, Ludwig, Paramount, Trujo, Vega, Washburn, Weymann, many more), plus New Banjo Makers, and Gibson Custom Shop. A wealth of historical information that no serious banjo collector should be without.