Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce, with an Account of Its Various Modes of Use, from Its First Discovery Until Now
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1875. First printing. Numerous woodcut illustrations. Hardcover. Octavo. 486 pages.
A comprehensive treatise on tobacco and smoking toward the end of the 19th century. The portion on the plant's early cultivation in Virginia is gathered from previously unpublished sources. Will illustrated with plates and in-text cuts by popular artists of the day.
Bound in dark brown cloth over boards with spine stamped in gilt, upper board in blind. Mild extremity wear, with heel of spine chipped to 1//8" depth. Hinges repaired with archival tape at endpapers. Very good overall.
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