The Gibson Les Paul Book: A Complete History of Les Paul Guitars

Brief overview (95 pp) published in 1993. In the internet era, this sort of short compendium is perhaps outmoded, but there are many colour illustrations and a great deal of relevant information about manufacture and design variants, and no hint of a company info-mercial slant. New to me was information about the short-lived 3/4 size Les Paul of the late 1950s, and the low-impedance series, the LP Personal/Professional/Recording of the 1970s. Today there is a burgeoning market for recreated popular vintage versions complete with make-believe aging, presumably for retired would-be guitarists with too much time and money on their hands. Still, it's entertaining reading for anyone suffering from Gear Acquisition Syndrome.