Jesse Eaglin (3 results)

Hardcover. 196p. Ex-library. A book bound with a blue cloth spine and thin, flexible, printed cardboard covers. Good condition overall. Call number on spine. Covers noticeably rubbed and creased; spotty stains and scuffs on spine and most densely on back cover. Church library inscription inside front cover and card pocket residue inside back cover. Front hinge cracking, but all pages still fully attached. Text itself is clean. A well-worn but still nicely readable copy. An anti-smoking book covering the history, health risks, and consequent social ills of smoking.

Eaglin, Jesse. The CC Cough-Fin Brand Cigarettes. Cincinnati: Raisbeck & Co., 1931. First edition. Octavo. 196pp. Publisher's illustrated card wraps. Housed in later cloth slipcase. First edition of Eaglin's book detailing the history of tobacco cultivation, with an emphasis on physical and societal ills. Also includes chapters on opium and the coca leaf. From The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Plants and Drugs. . Spine and covers rubbed, creased, chipped and soiled, with slight loss to spine head; front cover starting; minor toning. Very good.

Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: . 1st Edition 13.2 x 19.3 cm paperback with image of smoking skeleton to the front and titles to the front and spine 196pp. Extremely well preserved considering its age there is a little marking to the covers and rubbing to the spine with some surface abrasion. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate noting only very slight spotting to the first couple of pages and a hint of spotting to the edge of the text block only. This is an early 20th Century example of a book that uses statistical evidence to back up its opposition to smoking. It also contains chapters on addictive substances such as canabis, cocaine and alcohol and applies many of the prejudices of the times to apportion blame for its arrival and misuse. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.