Allen and ginter (7 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a celebration of tobacco and its place in human culture, from its earliest use by Native Americans to its widespread adoption by people around the globe. The author explores the many ways that tobacco has been used, from religious ceremonies to medicinal applications to its role as a social lubricant. Through a wide range of literature, the author delves into the complex relationship between tobacco and creativity, arguing that it has been both a source of inspiration and a means of self-destruction for many writers. Ultimately, this book is a meditation on the human experience, exploring the ways that tobacco has shaped our history, culture, and art, and how it continues to play a significant role in our lives today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 6"x 9" complete album consisting of 12 stiff paper pages plus matching front and back covers. c. 1890. Clean, unmarked boards. Three chips missing from cover corners, else very good. These souvenir albums were obtained by redeeming coupons packed with cigarettes. Features the same choice illustrations as the card series of the same name. Each page also features related art that ties the images together and include woodland and marsh scenes and kitchen scenes showing birds being prepared for dinner. This is the "Second Edition" with index inside front cover. …

Condición: Fine. 9'' x 6'' booklet in the shape of a bird cage, tied at the top through a brass eyelet with the original burgundy silk tassel and titled "Birds of America". There are 10 internal pages plus the front and rear [printed both sides] covers, printed on the rectos only, with 4 to 8 cards reproduced with exotic foreign scenery as a background on each page. The front cover has two birds inside the cage, the back cover has an outline of the cage with a young girl in a red hood standing in a field watching birds fly away; the interior has colourful pages printed on one side of heavy stock paper showing colour lithographs of several tobacco cards in the "Birds of America" series; the first page is an advertisement for the company, listing some of their brands and their location. Allen and Ginter, Manufacturers of High Grade Smoking Tobaccos, Richmond, Virginia. Light crease line across the top of the cage below the eyelet, and in Fine condition. Still in the original, if battered, card envelope which was posted to a Mary Emma Pross, Gardenville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, with Philadelphia franked post mark stamp dated May 31st, 1888 to the front and rear of the envelope. A rare survivor in this condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. PIPE, CIGAR & MATCHES.…