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American Tobacco Cards: A Price Guide and Checklist
by Robert Forbes, Terence R. Mitchell
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Antique Trader Books (1999-02)
ISBN: 0930625234
EAN: 9780930625238
Dewy Decimal #: 745
Paperback: 464 pages
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Paperback, 1999, 464 pages, 8.5 x 11 in size, Book is in Very Good Condition - Book/Cover shows some wear. Book is completely intact. Inside pages are in Very Good condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.) Fast Service. Books well packed.
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Customer Reviews
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tobacco cards
Rating  (1)
Date: 2006-12-28
1 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
It was not what we were looking for. We wanted sports cards and this was mainly girly cards. We put it in the trash.
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A must-have for tobacco card enthuiasts!!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-11-25
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
This comprehensive and superbly organized work is richly supplemented with numerous color and B/W photographs. A brief and informative history about various tobacco products/inserts and manufactures is provided. The book is organized principally into two units: N-series for 19th century cards (N1-N694) and T-series for 20th century cards (T1-T177). Each entry includes a brief description of the set and card appearance (front and back). The overwhelming majority of entries include an actual size photograph of a representative card (front and back) and a list of all cards in the set. Comments pertaining to card variations and prices are useful. The edge of each page is labeled with the set number to aid with rapid location of descriptions and card images. The work is peppered throughout with short vignettes and essays (published previously in various trade journals) by Dr. Terry Mitchell about specific sets or card themes. Although this is a soft cover book, the pages are printed on high grade gloss stock paper that tolerates repeated handling. Suprisingly, the book is neither overwhelming or boorish in its presentation. The brief descriptions and inclusion of images for virtually every set are effective strategies and make the book exceptionally user-friendly. No other work to date has done such a masterful job at capturing the variety of subjects, visual appeal, and historical allure of tobacco cards. This book is a must-have item for novice collectors and enthusiasts.
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Beautifully done; Not complete for all collectors
Rating  (3)
Date: 1999-12-10
11 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
A beautifully executed publication, however as a collector of Victorian Trade Cards, I was greatly dissapointed NOT to find ANY of the cards in my collection listed. I would have expected at least ONE to have been referred to, but the items in the book are mostly geared to the collector of tobacco insert cards. If this is your thing, this is your book. Forget it if you are more geared to Tradecard collecting
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Informative Book about the History of Tobacco Cards
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-03-28
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
The book is great historical lesson. Reading about the history of the Tobacco cards has been very informative. The writers have dedicated many hours to thorough research of this topic.
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Well done reference guide to tobacco cards even for a novice
Rating (5)
Date: 1999-03-21
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Colorful and interesting pictures provide an easy to use reference guide. The text is clear and concise with indepth information on value and various other aspects of collecting. I would highly recommend this book for serious collectors, antique dealers and those interested this aspect of American history.
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