Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man s enjoymentof his cigar. To ignite a cigar to watch the glossy tobacco transmute into silvery ash and blue smoke and to savor its complex and lingering flavors is to practice a ritual that has been performed for centuries by kings and courtesans, prime ministers and presidents, authors and artists. Over the course of centuries, the cigar has become a symbol of leisure, rite of passage, and celebratory gesture. All of these themes, as well ...
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Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man s enjoymentof his cigar. To ignite a cigar to watch the glossy tobacco transmute into silvery ash and blue smoke and to savor its complex and lingering flavors is to practice a ritual that has been performed for centuries by kings and courtesans, prime ministers and presidents, authors and artists. Over the course of centuries, the cigar has become a symbol of leisure, rite of passage, and celebratory gesture. All of these themes, as well as significant moments in its history are explored with great affection and energy in this tasteful and entertaining volume on a beloved pastime.
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Add this copy of Cigar Style (Memoire) to cart. $35.78, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Assouline Publishing.
Add this copy of Cigar Style (Memoire) to cart. $63.72, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Assouline Publishing.
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Add this copy of Cigar Style to cart. $67.00, very good condition, Sold by Kubik Fine Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dayton, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Assouline.
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Very Good. 80p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a like dustjacket. The book is like new, except that the bottom corner of the back cover is lightly bumped. The jacket has a small closed tear in the same spot, but is otherwise pristine. A celebration of the cultural pastime of cigar smoking, consisting of an essay, witty quotations, and many photographs.
