A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes
A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes

Author: Benjamin Rapaport

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780916838225

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This book considers the history and development of the tobacco-smoking pipe as an art form and is an illustrated guide for pipe collectors. Fact and fancy, history laced with humor, and a chronological collection of pipes are shown in many styles, values, and materials including briars, corn cobs, meerschaum, porcelain, ivory, amber, silver, gold, semi-precious stones, and rare woods.

Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes
Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes

Author: Ben Rapaport

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764307652

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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!

Collector's Guide to Indian Pipes
Collector's Guide to Indian Pipes

Author: Lar Hothem

Publisher:

Published: 1998-09

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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This unique value guide showcases highly personal, well-made smoking instruments. Informational sections on how pipes were made, what to look for and what to avoid when collecting pipes. Other pipe facts and finds are also included. Over 1,000 color photos.

Vintage Scratch & Sniff Sticker Collector's Guide
Vintage Scratch & Sniff Sticker Collector's Guide

Author: Neil A. Galin

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2006-12-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1430303646

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In the late 1970s, scratch and sniff stickers were used by teachers to reward their students for a job well done. By the early '80s, thousands of different styles had been produced. These stickers became so popular that children of all ages made collecting and trading them their favorite hobby. With '80s nostalgia becoming more and more popular today, many people are rediscovering these stickers and collecting them again. This guide is the ultimate resource for vintage scratch and sniff sticker collectors. Features include: Extensive company backgrounds for more than 40 sticker manufacturers; detailed checklists and price information; over 1400 photos of individual stickers and sheets to help you quickly and easily identify stickers by both manufacturer and scent name; licensed character, advertising, and foreign stickers; collecting tips, resources, and more! Relive your childhood while organizing and rebuilding your childhood sticker empire!

Jim Beam Figural Bottles
Jim Beam Figural Bottles

Author: Molly Higgins

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2004-12-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764321818

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Here is the reference guide Beamers have been waiting for! The hundreds of decanters in this book are organized by series, including Famous People, Sports, Wheel, Opera, Regal China, and many others, all shown in color with current market values and helpful information for the collector. Both ceramic and glass decanters are covered, along with convention giveaways. With market values ranging from a couple of dollars into the thousands, excellent availability, and a wonderful fellowship of collectors, this is a great hobby even at the ground level.

The Pipe Book
The Pipe Book

Author: Alfred Dunhill

Publisher: Gramercy

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780517161876

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In 1907, in London, Alfred Dunhill, a young man in his early 30s, opened his first tobacconist's shop. It was an instant success, custom blending individual tobaccos as well as carrying smokers' accoutrements. Dunhill began to develop a collection of pipes from around the world, which was then catalogued. From this emerged, in 1924, THE PIPE BOOK, which has rarely been out of print since that date. With black and white photographs as well as line drawings of the vast variety available up to that time, this is a remarkable reference work. Included are: , Primitive makeshift, mound, and earthen pipes , Modern briars, cobs, and meerschaums , Water pipes, Far Eastern, Indian, and African pipes , Pipe mysteries, histories, and rituals As entertaining as it is informative, THE PIPE BOOK is a unique treasure.

The Art of Opium Antiques
The Art of Opium Antiques

Author: Steven Martin

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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Explores an aspect of opium that has largely been ignored--the art and accoutrements associated with opium smoking that reached a pinnacle in nineteenth-century China and in Chinese communities abroad, from Saigon to Singapore to San Francisco.

Camel Cigarette Collectibles
Camel Cigarette Collectibles

Author: Douglas Congdon-Martin

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780887409486

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The first fifty years of Camel advertising and packaging shown in color photos that capture rich images used to promote Camel goods. The captions and informative text explain details and background context.