Boken Om Tobakk : Frich [ Book On Tobacco , Illustrated by Adolf Hallman ]
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Second edition of the illustrated history of Tobacco by Norwegian writer Ovre Richter Frich with artwork from Adolf Hallman
Frich, Ovre Richter. Hallman, Adolf, illustr. Boken Om Tobakk Steenske Forlag : Oslo. 1934. Second Edition.
This short and thoroughly illustrated history of tobacco, The Book On Tobacco or Tobacco Book, by Norwegian journalist and author Ovre Richter Frich is a light-hearted treatment of the influence, spread and development of tobacco smoking culture around the world from its origins in the Americas to the pipes and cigarettes of Europe, Asia and elsewhere through the illustrations of noted Swedish newspaper illustrator Adolf Hallman. These include a wide variety of pipes and people from bullfighters and big game hunters to pirates and fashionable ladies.
One copy found in OCLC as of January 2022.
8vo, 113pp + 1 contents, patterned cloth boards with tobacco leaf decoration and blue leather spine. Wear to corners and board edges, some scratches to faces. Reading creases to spine, title and author gilt. Spine ends rubbed and soiled. Deckled bookblock edge. Pages clean. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings from Adolf Hallman. Good condition.
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