Pipe [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Robin Crole (Author)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; illustrated edition edition (October 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761515070
• ISBN-13: 978-0761515074
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,610,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Attractive, but lacking, January 3, 2001

By	"idmaster" (Mineola, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This is, without question a wonderfully illustrated "coffe-table" style book. My problem, however, is that it is lacking in information. As a new pipe smoker I was looking for a book that was very nut and bolts in it's approach to pipe and tobacco selection and maintenance. This book does have lots of info on the history of pipes and tobacco, but little instruction on their actual use. If you are a new smoker I would shop for another book. However, if your an old hand with a pipe and don't need someone to tach you how to break in a pipe (or such things) you will probably enjoy this book.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well done!, January 24, 2000

By A Customer

Bravo to Mr. Crole for this work, which is a step towards ensuring that the magical world of tobacco pipes will endure!

I have only one minor gruble: Alfred Dunhill cites in his Book of the Pipe a theory that tobacco was not introduced to Africa from the Americas but the other way around. It might have added a little interest for this to have been mentioned . . . perhaps in later editions?

All in all, a splendid book which will appeal to veteran pipe smokers and beginners alike.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant read but not for the serious collector, February 22, 2001

By	John Diaper "willardswindburne" (Geneva Switzerland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a pleasant addition to the world of pipe smoking, but is certainly not for the serious collector of high grade quality pipes. Positive points. 1.Several good plates of celebrities with their pipes 2.A good introduction on the history of tobacco and pipe smoking around the world. 3.A few good colour plates of Peterson pipes. Negative points; 1.No in depth study of the variety of different pipes on the market 2.No in depth study of pipe makers around the world and their specialites 3.No in depth look at pipe tobacco and tobacco blending 4.Very few colour plates of high grade pipes or freehands,-which is the most tragic. A book that equals "La pipe" published by Flamirillon has yet to be produced!