The Pipe Book - Alfred Dunhill

The Pipe Book - Alfred Dunhill

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Short Description

Full bibliographic data for The Pipe Book

Title

The Pipe Book

Authors and contributors

By (author) Alfred Dunhill

Physical properties

Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
Width: 130 mm
Height: 180 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight: 281 g

Audience

General/trade

Language

English

ISBN

ISBN 13: 9781616080495
ISBN 10: 1616080493

Classifications

LCification:NK
BISAC category code:ANT055000
BISAC category code:SOC005000
BISAC category code:REF030000
Dewey:394.14
BISAC category code:CKB029000
Dewey:394.14
Nielsen BookScan Product Class:T16.6

Edition statement

Reprint

Illustrations note

illustrations

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing

Imprint name

Allworth Press,U.S.

Publication date

17 November 2011

Publication City/Country

New York/US

Main description

"You do not need to be a smoker of pipes, or of tobacco in any form, to enjoy this book. If you like to be entertained and instructed by unique information, you will find it a fascinating volume." The New York Times

Back cover copy

Here is a thorough exploration of every type of pipe, with in-depth explanations of their origins, structures, and uses, as well as fascinating anthropological discussions that span the entire world and hundreds of years. Included is everything from primitive makeshift, mound, and earthen pipes through models of ivory, clay, and porcelain to the modern briers, cobs, and meerschaums, with analyses of the significance of smoking in different cultures.The Pipe Book offers the most exhaustive coverage of the history and variety of pipe smoking in print, written with the authority of a name known to every pipe smoker. It is the perfect gift for any pipe smoker or collectors. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 280 pages, b&w photos, illustrations)Alfred Dunhill died in 1959. His grandson, Richard Dunhill, is the chairman of Alfred Dunhill Limited.