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Cigar Bizarre: An Unusual History
by Philip Collins
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Stoddart (1997-07)
ISBN: 1575440679
EAN: 9781575440675
Dewy Decimal #: 394.14
Paperback: 112 pages
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 1997, 112 pages 8.5 x 8, Paperback, Book is in Very Good Condition. Book is completely intact with inside pages 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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Product Description
From the use of petit coronas in menorahs before the invention of candles to mighty Churchill number fourteens as log-sawing aids for young Boy Scouts, this fun book takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the non-traditional, historically incorrect uses of the cigar over the centuries. 80 color photos.
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Amazon.com Review
Did you know that cigars really grow on trees? Or that cigars have been launched into outer space? Or that Leonardo's Mona Lisa was, while posing, puffing on a cigar, which was part of the original painting? "Polite society in Florence was so enraged," author Philip Collins tells us, "that pressure was brought to bear.... Leonardo agreed to erase the cigar, but not the smile that resulted from it." This amusing picture book puts cigars at the center of works of art, historical events, and, well, just about everything--the further out, the better. A collection of well-known images doctored to give cigars their due, Cigar Bizarre is a cornucopia of visual puns for those who like their history revised and irreverent.
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Customer Reviews
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Rating  (1)
Date: 2004-12-07
If you think this book has any information on cigars be sure to re-read the description very carefully. All it contains is images of familiar objects/settings with cigars incorporated into the image. Of minimal interest to cigar enthusiasts.
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