Synopsis
At last, after 400 years, here is an up-to-date, complete and factual book for today's pipe smoker. Whether you are a new pipe smoker just getting started or an experienced smoker with hundreds of pipes in your collection, this book is for you. In a writing style that is both entertaining and informative, the author - a knowledgeable and respected professional who is well-known among pipemakers and tobacconists throughout the world - shares his wit and wisdom with the reader to give a total view of pipes and pipe smoking. Every chapter contains a rich, full mixture of personal anecdotes and valuable information. Starting off with a history of pipe smoking, this all-encompassing book describes how pipes are made, tells us how to select, smoke and care for our pipes, discusses women pipe smokers and pipe collecting, includes a chapter on famous pipe smokers in fact and fiction and ends with an international glossary of pipe makers, clubs, suppliers and periodicals. Over 250 pages with more than 100 attractive illustrations, this book is destined to become a pipe smoker's classic.
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The Ultimate Pipe Book
Seller: Mahler Books, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Rare : out-of-print. This book is in good condition only. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear, edge wear, several small edge tears. Some sparse underlined passages: most pages are clean. ; 305 pages. Seller Inventory # 08SA24-724-313
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The Ultimate Pipe Book
Seller: Eatons Books and Crafts, Owatonna, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Hardcover, with dust jacket, in Very Good to Fine condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, some scuffing on the glossy jacket, no tears, book itself looks like new, Seller Inventory # 062757
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The Ultimate Pipe Book
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Autumngold Publishing, Beverly Hills, 1989
ISBN 10: 0931253004
ISBN 13: 9780931253003
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Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Second Edition. B & W Photos and Figures; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 305 pages; 1989 Autumngold Publishing. HC/DJ 2nd edition. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Prior owner's small circular blind stamp to top corner of the front flyleaf; otherwise feels and appears unread and about as new. Illustrated with b&w photos and reproductions. VG++/NF. Seller Inventory # 54860