"SIX-STRING STORIES" SIGNED by ERIC CLAPTON (CREAM - BEATLES - ROLLING STONES)

Description

Six-String Stories
The Crossroads Auction Guitars 1999-2011
Eric Clapton
No longer available
ISBN: 9781905662227
Deluxe edition: 350 copies
Deluxe
Signed by:
Eric Clapton
Paper:
Heavyweight GardaMatt and GardaPat Art
Box:
Hand-made solander box featuring silkscreen printed artwork and felt lining
Extras:
Original drawing by Eric Clapton exclusively reproduced as a limited edition art print
Six-String Stories
The Crossroads Guitars 1999-2011
Eric Clapton
'One by one these guitars were the chapters of my life. They belong to a very well-loved family' Eric Clapton
Beginning with his blues roots and early days, Clapton’s signed limited edition documents his entire career through the tools of his trade: his guitars.
Six-String Stories
is told through Clapton’s own words, with background information for each instrument and archival photography spanning five decades.
'I bought
Six-String Stories
a couple of weeks ago, and this book is so amazing! I haven't finished reading the book yet, but it's always a pleasure to hold in my hands. I love books (I've had about 400 of them) and guitars and Eric Clapton. I'm really happy that I found my 'personal treasure'. Thank you.' T. Fuchs, Subscriber, Germany
The Photography
Six-String Stories
Every piece in Eric Clapton's extensive collection has been photographed, showing the beauty of the design and the wear and tear often caused by years on the road.
'As an avid rock or blues fan I would look at all the pictures in this book.' Eric Clapton
The instruments are also shown in play, with performance shots of Clapton taken by over 80 of the world's best photographers, including David Bailey, Terry O'Neill, Dominique Tarlé and Lord Snowdon. See Clapton's evolution from the psychedelic sixties, through the stripped-back seventies, electric eighties and unplugged nineties, right up to the 2011 Crossroads auction.
The Manuscript
Six-String Stories
Eric recalls the instruments he bought to emulate his heroes, the guitars with unknown origins that became their own legend, the ones that never left his side, and the legacy they left behind.
'These guitars have been really good tools; they're not just museum pieces. They all have a soul and they all come alive.' Eric Clapton
You can see and hear the guitars in use, with playlists and concert dates accompanying the instruments used on records and at public appearances. Our 50-year documentation of Clapton's performance history, included within the book, allows you to further reference the guitars against Clapton's life's work.
Historical and technical information is provided for every piece of Clapton's vast collection to complete the story behind each guitar.
The Author
Six-String Stories
20 years since the first collaboration between Eric Clapton and Genesis, we are honoured to present the definitive collection of his guitars.
24 Nights
and
Live in Japan
- now both sold-out and highly sought after editions - have both captured significant periods in Clapton's life; but
Six String Stories
spans his entire career to date.
'These books are milestones.' Eric Clapton
The Deluxe Edition
Six-String Stories
Deluxe copies of SIX-STRING STORIES are numbered 1 to 350 and signed by Eric Clapton.
The hand-crafted binding is inspired by the book's content. The wooden cover is imprinted with the silhouettes of different instruments and varnished to match Clapton's signature model Martin guitars. Quarter bound with a black leather spine, the book's 376 pages are edged in gold. The title is silk-screened onto a buckram-covered solander box in the style of the 'Cream' and 'Derek and The Dominos' stencils that brand Clapton's early guitar cases. Inside, a black felt lining protects the book.
Exclusive to the Deluxe box set, a hand-drawn sketch by Eric Clapton is reproduced as a fine art print suitable for framing (8.5" x 11" Giclée print onto Hahnemühle German Etching paper). Created during the making of Me and Mr. Johnson and sourced from Clapton's archives, this print is only available with Six-String Stories, numbered 1-350 to match your book and embossed with Eric's signature.
'I was so pleased to see the sketch, I'd completely forgotten about it... Robert Johnson is the most important influence I've had in my life and always will be.' Eric Clapton
To view further explicit details regarding this superbly crafted DELUXE edition, please click on the following link:
https://www.genesis-publications.com/book/9781905662227/six-string-stories
This is a SIGNED, SEALED, MINT, SOLD OUT and OUT OF PRINT Genesis Publications Limited DELUXE Edition Number 82 of only 350.  The DELUXE Editions sold out in only mere hours after they were made available to the public.  It is in the original box as shipped directly to me from Genesis Publications Limited.
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