The Ultimate Pipe Book

Hacker, Richard Carleton

ISBN 10: 0931253004 / ISBN 13: 9780931253003

Published by Autumngold Publishing., Beverly Hills CA., 1984

About this Item

Maroon textured leather-like material over boards. Stamped gold titles and pipe image. 305 p. B&W photos, facsimiles. Pipe smoking Reference dedicated to "S. Holmes". Origins, pipemaking, selecting, secrets to smoking a pipe, the perfect tobacco, pipe smoking for women, accessories; famous pipe smokers; collectible pipe; sourcebook; Fine in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscription on free end paper: "To Ray--A man who knows the heavenly qualities of pipesmoking! Happy Smoking, RcH" with a flourish and a line art pipe. Jacket has light spine sun fade. Bookseller Inventory # Alibris.Ant0030005798

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Ultimate Pipe Book

Publisher: Autumngold Publishing., Beverly Hills CA.

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Hard cover

Edition: 2nd printing..

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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.