Benjamin Rapaport (26 results)

Condition: good. All pages and cover are intact. Dust jacket included if applicable, though it may be missing on hardcover editions. Spine and cover may show minor signs of wear including scuff marks, curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages may contain limited notes or highlighting. "From the library of" labels may be present. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set packaging may be missing. Bundled media e.g., CDs, DVDs, access codes may not be included.

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Laminated Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition, Revised. Second edition, revised with a price guide, 1998, vi, pp7-254, 2pp publisher adverts, illustrated mainly with black & white photos and drawings with 8pp colour photos, laminated card covers, small price sticker to rear cover. Size: 10 x 7 Inches. Pipes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 7" x 10"; 254pages; (SC)1998 Price Guide. Mostly b&w photos. B-23.

4°. IV, 254 S. Mit zahlr. Abb. Orig.-Hardcover mit Umschlag. Umschlag randrissig. *Mit Autorenwidmung auf Vorsatz. Sprache: Deutsch.

Hardbound. Dark blue cloth with blue, color-illustrated dustjacket. 254 pp., 100s of color and bw photographs and illustrations. Many chapters examine different areas of this collecting arena. Includes a very useful selected bibliography, index. from later dustjacket: This is the first American book to consider the history and development of the tobacco-smoking pipe as an art form and is an illustrated guide for pipe collectors. Here the author has assembled fact and fancy, history laced with humor, and a chronological collection of pipes. The accompanying text explains pipe styles, materials, and values. Besides present-day briars and corn cobs, pipes can be found made of meerschaum, porcelain, ivory, amber, silver, gold, semi-precious stones and rare woods. Craftsmen have combined imagination, whim, and fantasy to create pipes of fine artistic value.".

Condition: New. Num Pages: 256 pages, 236 b/w photos/32 color illus. BIC Classification: TDP; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 732. . 1998. Revised. Paperback. . . . .

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 2nd Edition. vi+256pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated covers, preface, intro., col. & b/w plts. & illust. & text, diags., bibliog., index. An illustrated guide and historical account of the evolution and development of yesterday's pipe, now with price guide to aid the avid collector. This book traces pipe styles, substances and genres, the craft and the craftsmen. Size: Large Octavo. Book.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 256 pages, 236 b/w photos/32 color illus. BIC Classification: TDP; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 732. . 1998. Revised. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Scarce first edition hardcover book in near fine condition with better than good dj (with some wrinkles small chips, and one 3 inch tear repaired with clear tape). A few color photos and many black and white photos with extensive text. 254 pages.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 160 pages, 148 color photos. BIC Classification: 1D; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1038. . 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 9.50x5.40x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Spine not creased. 260 x 185 mm. [228 pp.] Presents work of three studio projects showing the potential for changing power structures with architecture that is more than about shaping space. This volume includes the three studios led by Scott Ruff, Florencia Pita & Jackilin Hah Bloom and Omar Gandhi.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 160 pages, 148 color photos. BIC Classification: 1D; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1038. . 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition. A virtually mint copy, in an unclipped but lighly shelfworn dust jacket. The contents are fine.

Condition: New. 1999. 1st. Hardcover. 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. . . . . .

Condition: New. 1999. 1st. Hardcover. 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. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Number 142/500 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. E. EXTON, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (1979). New Hardcover, VeryGood DJ. The Book has zero wear, looks New. The DJ got some edge rubbing and missing about three-inches peace at the bottom of the back panel. 10.25"x7.25". be5.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. (1979). First edition. Very mild crumpling to the spine head, else near fine in navy blue leatherette with lettering in gilt; in a photo-pictorial dust jacket with mild wear to extremities, light rubbing to both panels, small closed edge tear to rear panel top edge. Illustrated throughout with photos in color and b&w, this is a colorful, informative and educational guide for the collector, tobacco historian and researcher, with an historical account of the evolution and development of yesteryear's pipe.

First edition, 1/500 copies (this #383). 8vo. (8), 136 pp. Bibliography, guide to museums and collections, periodicals, etc. Original glossy illustrated brown wrappers; several items marked by pencil, else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Hardcover, edition not stated (presumed first), light bumps to top corners, otherwise a Fine copy in like dustjacket.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A very smart first edition of this very scarce guide to tobacco literature, signed by the author. First edition. Very scarce. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 1989. A compendium of books, manuscripts, and associated documentation on all manner of smoking, snuffing, and chewing tobacco. With special emphasis on the Western World in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, accounting for the curious customs, accoutrements, appurtenances, utensils, accessories, and other related items. Written by Benjamin Rapaport, an American antique pipe collector and tobacco bibliophile. Known internationally as an avid pipe smoker, he was inducted into the International Academy of the Pipe in 1985, into the Confrerie des Maitres-Pipiers de Saint-Claude, France in 1989, and was the recipient of the prestigious "Doctor of Pipes" achievement award from the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club in 2004. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. signed by author. book.

Lex.8°, 254 S., zahlr. Abb., OLederbd. mit OU., U. mit Gebr.sp., sonst guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch.