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	1	Bay, Mel BANJO CHORDS (FIVE-STRING OR PLECTRUM) IN PICTURE & DIAGRAM FORM Kirkwood, MO Mel Bay 1961 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 32pp; photo-illus throughout text. After instruction on bluegrass tuning come 18 pages of chord charts with photos of fretboard fingering, etc. 11.75" x 8.75" Price: 12.50 USD
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	2	Bowen, William D. BAN-BOW: A Plectrum Banjo Solo with Piano Accompaniment Composed and arranged by Wm. D ("Banjo Bill") Bowen NY J.P. Grant 1927 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 8pp. Contains music for banjo solo and for piano, with a picture of Banjo Bill inset on the cover. Laid in is a one-page, pictorial "banjography" by Lew Green, calling Bill "one of the greatest banjo technicians of all time...." 12" x 9" Price: 25.00 USD
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	3	Bowen, William D. NIFTY NOTES: A Plectrum Banjo Solo Composed and arranged by "Banjo Bill" Bowen NY J. Pitman Grant 1925 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 8pp. Contains music for banjo solo and for piano, with a picture of Banjo Bill inset on the illustrated cover. 12" x 9" Price: 25.00 USD
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	4	Bradbury, Frank THE MEL BAY BANJO METHOD (5 STRING): Volume 1 Kirkwood, MO Mel Bay 1967 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 64pp; text illus from photographs. Offers "basic and necessary technical training for the Standard Five String Banjo in a gradual and easily understood way." 11.5" x 8.75" Price: 15.00 USD
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	5	Clausi, John, arranger POPULAR BANJO FUN: 5-string Banjo Miami Screen Gems--Columbia 1973 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good Steve Kneipp 64 pages. Contains words and music to 27 songs, including: Black and White; The Candy Man; Joy to the World; Lost Horizon; Make It With You; and 22 more. 11" x 8.5". Price: 10.00 USD
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	6	Goforth, D. Wayne THE COMPLETE BLUEGRASS BANJO PLAYER: Omnibus Edition [with record] NY Oak 1984 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 144pp; text illus from photographs. Comprises 50 progressive lessons, implementing traditional and modern folk and country songs. 12" x 9" Complete with the 33-1/3 rpm vinyl soundsheet, which contains eight cuts demonstrating banjo technique. Price: 25.00 USD
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	7	Hampton, Terry THE NASHVILLE BANJO SONGBOOK: Instructions for the Bluegrass Style Banjo Picker--Tablature Method. Nashville Joe Morrell Books ca. 1980s First Edition Original Wraps Fine 30pp; performance photo of Hampton on first page. Contains instruction in various playing techniques as well as words and music to 20 songs, including: Worried Man Blues; Little Maggie; Wreck of Old 97; Sunny Side of the Mountain; and 16 more. 11" x 8.5" This book is taught in tablature method, bluegrass three-finger-picking style. Price: 15.00 USD
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	8	Smeck, Roy TENOR BANJO SOLOS Kirkwood, MO Mel Bay 1972 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 24pp; portrait. A brief biog of Smeck precedes chord charts for 5-string and tenor, instructions for playing 12 tunes composed by Smeck, etc. 11.75" x 8.5" Price: 15.00 USD
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	9	Smith, William J. E Z METHOD FOR UKULELE AND UKULELE BANJO: ...for learning to play the Ukulele, Tiple, Uke-i-tar, Guitar-Uke and Taropatch. NY Wm. J. Smith 1924 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 32pp. Contains self-instruction in tuning and holding the uke and banjo-uke, roll strokes, finger positions to play chords, and practice songs. 10.25" x 7" "The Tiple, Uke-i-tar, Guitar-uke and Taropatch are played the same as the ukulele; their only difference is in the tuning which is explained on the last pages of this book." Price: 25.00 USD
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	10	Trischka, Tony TEACH YOURSELF BLUEGRASS BANJO: Includes CD NY Oak Publications 1999 Revised Edition Pictorial wraps Fine 64pp; instructional illus in text; cd in plastic pouch mounted inside cover. This book covers right-hand and left-hand techniques, solos, backups, personal advice on performance, etc., and contains a selection of bluegrass songs to learn. 12" x 9". Price: 20.00 USD
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	11	White, Hy FOLKLORE FOR GUITAR: A Collection of World Famous Folk Songs for Guitar with Finger Style Instruction. NY Leeds Music 1959 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 56pp; text illus from photographs. Comprises progressively difficult arrangements for finger-style playing of about 50 traditional folk songs, mostly American. 12" x 9" Price: 15.00 USD
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