When, in 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island he believed to be China, he was met by representatives of the local tribe who offered him gifts of bread, fruit and dried leaves. He threw the leaves into the sea, but Columbus and his crew did not remain ignorant of these leaves'powers or purpose for long. In Africa tobacco was received as spiritual inspiration, the French effused over its beneficial properties, while those "Reeking Gallants" of England and Elizabethan society set about advertising it as the ...
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When, in 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island he believed to be China, he was met by representatives of the local tribe who offered him gifts of bread, fruit and dried leaves. He threw the leaves into the sea, but Columbus and his crew did not remain ignorant of these leaves'powers or purpose for long. In Africa tobacco was received as spiritual inspiration, the French effused over its beneficial properties, while those "Reeking Gallants" of England and Elizabethan society set about advertising it as the perfect medicine, capable of curing a number of illnesses, and so the "weed" made its way into the palaces of Europe. Through wars, changing fashions, industrialization, anti-smoking campaigns, and the subject of advertising and sponsorship, tobacco has played a prominent part in global culture. This text traces the development of tobacco and smoking, from ritual refreshment to universal habit.
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Near Fine. Square, solid, unread--what more could you ask for? When you receive this book, you'll feel as though you've stumbled into a cave and come across. an elven sword named Glamdring--or the crown of the fabled Prester John--a ring of invisibility. or even a Magic Lamp, prosaic as that may sound! You MAY even cartwheel with glee!
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. 403pp, b/w ills, appendix: how to grow tobacco, notes, index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The book tells the story of mankind's fascination with tobacco, 'the most popular, the most highly taxes, and the most deadly substance on the planet'.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in black cloth, in black illustrated jacket, 8vo. 403pp. Index, bibliography, endnotes. Fine/Fine. Very mild rubbing aslng upper edges of jacket near tips of corners. Binding is strong and square but stiff, pages clean and unmarked also stiff. Cloth clean and sharp; central panels of jacket clean with bright titles and figure against dark backgrond. Jacket in Brodart.
