An Odd Volume for Smokers

This collection offers a delightful assortment of poems and parodies celebrating tobacco. It includes a variety of ballads and witty sayings, all newly compiled to entertain and amuse. The book captures the cultural and social nuances of smoking, presenting a humorous and insightful look at the pastime. With its engaging content, it serves as both a tribute to and a playful critique of the smoking culture of its time.

Published 1889.

Binding of book is slightly loose. Some foxing and stains on front and back covers. Gilt present on front cover and spine but slightly tarnished. Some foxing and fading on spine. Moderate tanning and slight foxing on top, fore, and bottom edges. Moderate foxing on endpapers with pen and pencil annotations on inside of front cover. Slight foxing on some pages, clean of annotations across pages. Moderate tanning around margins of pages. Contains handmade paper and a signature from 1889.

Condition: Well Read