The Cigar By Barnaby Conrad III
The Cigar By Barnaby Conrad III (Collectible First Edition Copy)
A Cultivated, Lavishly Illustrated Social History Celebrating the Poetic, Artistic, and Timeless Allure of Fine Tobacco
A Cultivated, Lavishly Illustrated Social History Celebrating the Poetic, Artistic, and Timeless Allure of Fine Tobacco
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Cigar
- Author: Barnaby Conrad III
- Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco
- Publication Date: 1996
- ISBN-10: 0811814491
- ISBN-13: 9780811814492
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing (Collectible Tobacciana Release)
- Binding: Original publisher's premium hardcover cloth boards, complete with the original illustrated dust jacket, now beautifully preserved and stabilized inside a clear Cellophane archival sleeve.
- Physical Format: Square Quarto (4to), 144 pages. Lavishly enhanced with archival artistic lithographs, cinematic stills, vintage tobacco brand layouts, and full-color photographs of premium hand-rolled cigars.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus to Near Mint (VG+/NM)
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's cloth casing remains in spectacular, flat, and sharp-cornered condition. The spine text is perfectly crisp, bright, and completely undamaged at the head and tail bands, leaving the spine looking perfect and unbent.
- Interior: The inner hinges and binding are pristine and tight. Internal pages and glossy color layouts are completely clean, crisp, white, and intact. Free from standard consumer ink inscriptions, smoke or moisture staining, or dealer pencil annotations.
- Preservation: This volume has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. It is now protected with a clear Cellophane cover to shield the binding from future edge wear.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition: Present, complete, and unclipped. Displays only some very slight, microscopic signs of storage shelf friction along the corners and upper margins. Beautifully consolidated, bright, and seamlessly displayed beneath the archival Cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Tobacciana Cultural Value
Published in 1996 by Chronicle Books, The Cigar is a witty, elegant, and lushly illustrated social history dedicated to the poetic, historical, and artistic pursuit of a timeless passion. Acclaimed lifestyle author and avid aficionado Barnaby Conrad III traces an unexpected common thread connecting historical giants like Charlie Chaplin, Ulysses S. Grant, Franz Liszt, Al Capone, George Sand, and Sharon Stone: a deep love for a fine cigar.
Drawing upon brilliant examples from classical fine art, Hollywood cinema, timeless literature, and global politics, the book honors the true origins, agricultural development, and evolution of tobacco cultivation. It shifts focus away from dry manufacturing catalogs, leaning into the sexy, everlasting allure and cultural rituals that define the smoking room. Beautifully composed and written with deep charm, this scarce volume stands as a necessary cornerstone for collectors of tobacciana, luxury lifestyle histories, and fine cultural libraries.
Author Profile: Barnaby Conrad III
Barnaby Conrad III is a highly distinguished American author, journalist, editor, and visual artist celebrated for his elegant style monographs documenting iconic cultural history, culinary rituals, and luxury pastimes. Educated at Yale University, he served as an editor for Horizon magazine and Art & Antiques, contributing extensive travel and lifestyle profiles to Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. The author of acclaimed bestsellers like The Martini and Absinthe: History in a Bottle, Conrad is universally praised by historians for his ability to blend rigorous archival art history with a highly witty, sophisticated narrative pace.
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