Smoke Rings and Roundelays - Pipes and Tobacco Contributor(s): Partington, Wilfred (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406799564 ISBN-13: 9781406799569 Publisher: Home Farm Books OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: Originally published in London 1924. A wonderful collection of prose and verse on the joys of smoking, tobacco, pipes snuff etc, since Raleigh's time. Contents include: History. - Tobacco. - Pipe Songs and Fancies. - Woman and the Weed. - Some Great Pipemen. - Cigars. - Cigarettes. - Snuff. - Virtues of the leaf. - Parodies. - Pipe Varieties. - Tobacco and Books. - Philosophy of Smoke. - Recipes and Hints. - Smoking Accessories. - Bibliography.etc Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Tobacco-related |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: Originally published in London 1924. A wonderful collection of prose and verse on the joys of smoking, tobacco, pipes snuff etc, since Raleigh's time. Contents Include: History. Tobacco. Pipe Songs and Fancies. Woman and the Weed. Some Great Pipemen. Cigars. Cigarettes. Snuff. Virtues of the leaf. Parodies. Pipe Varieties. Tobacco and Books. Philosophy of Smoke. Recipes and Hints. Smoking Accessories. Bibliography.etc Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |