The Ultimate Cigar Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

Julian Holland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

A comprehensive visual directory of over 120 brands, with a history of the manufacture and development of the premium cigar.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Julian Holland is a writer, researcher and photographer who has written several books on a wide variety of subjects. Neil Millington started his career with Alfred Dunhill, and is now Manager of the Havana Club in Knightsbridge, London, renowned for its wide selection of premium Cuban cigars.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Anness (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185967755X
• ISBN-13: 978-1859677551
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since early childhood Julian Holland has had a passion for railways, spending his formative years travelling around Britain's fascinating railway network, standing on draughty station platforms and in murky engine sheds, notebook and camera in hand. As an author and photographer, he has produced 'Amazing and Extraordinary Railway Facts' (David & Charles, 2008), 'The Lost Joy of Railways' (David & Charles, 2009; paperback due March 2011), 'Discovering Scotland's Lost Railways' (Waverley Books, 2009), 'More Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts' (David & Charles, 2010), 'The Lost Lines of Britain' (AA Publishing, 2010) and 'Discovering Scotland's Lost Local Lines' (Waverley Books, 2010).

In addition to his passion for railways Julian also has a love of Scotland and in this context he has written and supplied photographs for 'Exploring the Islands of Scotland' (Frances Lincoln, 2008; paperback due June 2011)) and 'Exploring Scotland's Freshwater Lochs' (Frances Lincoln, 2011)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best source on cigars that I could find for a beginner., February 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Cigar Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

This is a great book! Opinions are based as a newcomer to cigar smoking. Its biggest attribute are the pictures through out; even though one of the cigars being built appears to be a counterfeit, page 35 (Cohiba). The cigar directory has just about every popular brand from every major contributing country. The pictures in this section are fabulous. Each different size is clearly shown with crisp bands. Also each brand is accompanied with a summary about itself.

The beginning of the book goes into such topics as tobacco, how cigars are made, shapes, guide to sizes, cigar quality, purchasing, counterfeits, packaging, labels, bands, cutting, and of course smoking and more. A fair sized book with 256 pages. I bought my copy off the bargain rack and to this day, I would have paid twice as much for it.

Michael

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST BOOK ABOUT CIGARS, April 23, 2000

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RODRIGO BUENO (Brasília, Brasil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Cigar Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

It's really a great book to people who like to know everything about cigars. It has information about more than 200 cigar brands, 100 colour photos and many more! No more comments, it's really the best book about cigars!