Published originally in the 1930s by M.M. Cole Publishing Co., Manoloff’s series was marketed as a "modern, complete, and thoroughly illustrated" system for guitar. It focuses on practical applications for radio and orchestra accompaniment.

It covers essential rudiments, including key signatures, note values, and a dictionary of musical terms.

Nick Manoloff Spanish Guitar Method is a landmark series of instructional books first published in 1935 by the M.M. Cole Publishing Company