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Masters of the 5-String Banjo Signed by Scruggs, Hartford, Seeger & Many More!

A first edition copy of "Master of the 5-String Banjo: In Their Own Words and Music", signed by 30+ musical greats. New York: Oak Publications, 1988. Written by Tony Trischka and Pete Wernick. First edition. Quarto, xi, 413pp. The book has been signed by an extensive number of banjo stars, many of whom have since passed away. The book has worn edges and bumped corners. Some ink bleed through and staining with some signatures. All boldly signed. Overall very good.

Includes more than thirty signatures of illustrious banjo pickers, including Peter Seeger, Earl Scruggs, John Hartford, Snuffy Jenkins, Don Reno, Allen Shelton, Bill Keith, Alan Munde, John Hickman, Butch Robins, Bela Fleck, Pete Wernick, Ralph Stanley, Alison Brown, Carl Jackson, Murphy Henry, Lynn Morris, John McEuen, Eddie Adcock, Eric Weissberg, Doug Dillard, Don Stover, Colin O'Brien, James McKinney, Richard Bailey, Curtis McPeake, Bill Knopf, Alan O'Bryant, Larry McNeely, Tony Trischka, Pat Cloud, and others.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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