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Art of the Cigar Label
by Joe Davidson
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Book Sales (1996-06)
ISBN: 1555214363
EAN: 9781555214364
Dewy Decimal #: 741.69
Hardcover: 252 pages
Edition: Orig. pub. 1989
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 1989, 252 pages, 11 x 12, Hardcover with dustjacket in protected mylar cover (removable). Dustjacket has some folds/scuffs in it at bottom of back cover, otherwise is in very good condition. Book is in Unused Condition. Book is completely intact with inside pages in Excellent Condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
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.
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Customer Reviews
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Complete and engrossing
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-01-13
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
How interesting can old American cigar labels be? Enough to fill up a full color 250 page coffee table book, at least.
The book is more than just a compendium of old labels from deceased brands, but a history lesson, a seminar in the materials and processes used in generating the labels, and a discussion of the various themes explored in the artwork, i.e. patriotism, women, theater, sports and gambling, cowboys & indians, you name it. Finally, there is some very informative stuff on collecting cigar art, searching for historic labels and estimating value. The book is the most complete work on the subject of this type of collectable Americana, and as such is recommended to all interested in the field.
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Outstanding collection of a lost Americana art form
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-08-14
4 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Any true collector will appreciate Davidson's initial edition, and followup version, "Smoker's Art". For those of us who pore over piles of stuff seaching for a winner, be it cigar labels or anything else, this book is a treasure trove of high quality art.
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A superb reference of label art,clear,colorful, & detailed.
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-01-20
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
As a graphic designer this book has served me well on many projects. It is detailed with a large display of labels that are well reproduced for the viewer. The catagories add a variety subjects to the art of labels which is why many of us feel this book is like a bible. It is the most complete book so far on this subject.
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