Ye "SMOKIANA" Historical, Ethnographical
by Pritchett, R. T
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Small Quarto (9 1/2 X 7 inches) London: Bernard Quaritch, 1890. First Edition. 101 + (1) pages, almost 50 lithographic plates (more than 35 printed with color), quarter leather binding over cloth boards, front cover embossed with title, author, and publisher in gilt; back cover similarly embossed in gilt with "Ye Pipes of all Nations A. D. Up to Date," and gilt bust of a soldier in cap and tunic in the form of a pipe bowl. Very good condition, minimal wear to spine; age toning in margins of plates, but not affecting images or contents.
A beautiful book: "A collection of national smoking practices and illustrations of smoking paraphernalia," with descriptive text.
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- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 933
- Title
- Ye "SMOKIANA" Historical, Ethnographical
- Author
- Pritchett, R. T
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old and Rare; History; Anthropology; Decorative Publisher's Binding; Antiquarian; Fine Arts; Smoking; Decorative Arts;
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Caravan Book Store
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Quarto
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