. Being a book of facts for smokers. Pp. 222, frontispiece, notes, index; gilt lettered brown cloth, small tobacco leaf device in gilt on upper board, the boards a trifle marked, edges lightly worn, fore-corners a trifle bruised; t.e.g., others uncut, some leaves carelessly opened with some of the edges... More
A three-dimensional experience for the true connoisseur. Kathryn Siegler, designer. Jim Deesing, art director. John Rowe, illustrator. [Jim] Rives, paper engineer. Contained within an oblong 4to pictorial card cigar box: 'The cover opens to reveal the 16 page book that is a history of the use, production, accoutrements and resurgence... More
Pp. [vi]+250(last blank), sources; med 8vo; dust wrapper; Hutchinson Radius, London, 1991. First edition. *With relevant news cutting loosely inserted. More
Pp. 292, 4 plates, a couple of text figures, errata slip at foot of p. 260, bibliography, index; top fore-corner of upper board lightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled; a little light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves; Staples Press, London, 1955. First edition. More
Pp. [xii]+352, frontispiece plus 7 plates, bibliography, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, soiled and worn, backstrip lightly faded and browned, edges lightly chipped, some foxing on reverse; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Chatto & Windus, London, 1957. First edition. *Includes a chapter on... More
The great American lighter. Pp. 218(last blank), coloured and black & white text illustrations, Zippo glossary, dating Zippo lighters, the Poore price guide, bibliography; demy 4to; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper; Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 1997. First edition. More
The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health. Pp. xiv+338, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, backstrip and part of front panel faded; edges of leaves very slightly soiled; The Free Press, New York, 1998. First edition. More
Toward a More Balanced Assessment. Pp. xii+370(last blank), text figures and tables, indices; med. 8vo; lower fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges worn and with several chips which have been tape-repaired; Lexington Books, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1986. More