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Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes: Miniature to Majestic Sculpture, 1850-1925
Benjamin Rapaport
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Description for Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes: Miniature to Majestic Sculpture, 1850-1925
Hardback. Antique meerschaum pipes and tobacciana are presented in text and nearly 300 color photos, from diminutive cigarette holders to massive sculptured pipes, many made over 150 years ago. No wonder pipe collectors are passionate about these exceptional works of art! Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 176 pages, 298 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCA; TDP; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1174. Miniature and Majestic Sculpture. Series: A Schiffer book for collectors. 176 pages, illustrations (some colour). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCA; TDP; WC. Dimension: 286 x 226 x 21. Weight: 1200.
Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes: Miniature to Majestic Sculpture, 1850-1925 is an illustrated guide to the smoking utensils made of a mineral that has been used since at least the early 1700s and which is, today, still a popular material. In the last decade, a surge in interest in tobacco collectibles has already spawned many books on cigarette lighters, cigar-box labels, and snuff boxes and bottles. This book now comes at a time when antique meerschaums are taking center stage, and collecting them is like buying blue-chip stocks. Ben Rapaport is one of the few internationally recognized authorities on the subject ... Read more
Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes: Miniature to Majestic Sculpture, 1850-1925 is an illustrated guide to the smoking utensils made of a mineral that has been used since at least the early 1700s and which is, today, still a popular material. In the last decade, a surge in interest in tobacco collectibles has already spawned many books on cigarette lighters, cigar-box labels, and snuff boxes and bottles. This book now comes at a time when antique meerschaums are taking center stage, and collecting them is like buying blue-chip stocks. Ben Rapaport is one of the few internationally recognized authorities on the subject ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Series
Schiffer Book for Collectors
Condition
New
Weight
1173g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764307652
SKU
V9780764307652
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Ref
99-2
About Benjamin Rapaport
Ben Rapaport, known globally as a tobacco pipe historian, is also a member of the International Academy of the Pipe, the Confrerie des Maitres Pipiers de Saint-Claude, France, and recipient of Doctor of Pipes achievement award. He contributes regularly to Pipes & Tobaccos magazine and occasionally to South Florida Opulence magazine.
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