
Cigar Box Labels
Portraits of Life, Mirrors of History
Gerard S. Petrone(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 28. November 1997
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-7643-0409-5 (ISBN)
Description
Cigar Box Labels: Portraits of Life, Mirrors of History pays tribute to cigars and the pictorial glory of Victorian-era cigar box labels, a unique form of commercial advertising that flourished in the business place a century ago and helped drive cigars to widespread prominence in American society. Those who fancy these stunningly beautiful paper images as a hobby are in the midst of the hottest area of antique tobacco advertising collecting today. Showcased here are some of the finest and most desirable examples produced by the old stone chromolithographic method between 1860 and 1910. This book also explores some of the rich historical past that surrounds cigars-their manufacture, marketing, and, most of all, their mystique. Also featured is a potpourri of contemporary anecdotes, poems, and other bits of literary whimsy designed to amuse, educate, and titillate the imagination.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
530 color photos
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1179 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-0409-5 (9780764304095)
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Person
Jerry Petrone is a San Diego physician who many years ago became addicted to antique tobacco advertising, but, he is proud to say, not to tobacco.