Few objects possess the seductive allure of that hallowed source of flame, the lighter. For centuries more refined ladies and gentlemen have carried these genteel smoking accoutrements in their pockets or kept them on their coffee tables. Be it a typewriter lit by pressing the space bar, a ship’s wheel ignited with a spin, or a lighter disguised in a makeup compact, Lighters ...
Collectors are uncovering lighters of every shape, size, and form. This new full-color collector’s guide has hundreds of photos, complete descriptions, vintage ads, and current values. Chapters include advertising, Art Deco, guns and military, novelty, cheesecake, animals, Occupied Japan, pocket and table lighters, and even a section called ‘Beyond the Ordinary.’ 2000 values. ...
Many American pundits believed that Fidel Castro and his Revolution would be short-lived, and then the grouchy bearded guy proceeded to outlast ten U.S. Presidents. For a half century Cuba has been a key issue in U.S. foreign policy: sometimes an irritation, always an antagonist, and once bringing the world to within a blink of a nuclear World War III. How can this be, how can a small island ...
“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 As a successful London tobacconist in the early 1900s, Alfred Dunhill’s passion for his field led him to ...
A history of the growth of the tobacco and lithograph industry offers insights into values, collecting, identifying old cigar labels, and more, and is accompanied by hundreds of color photographs of historically significant labels.
