Cigar Box Label Reference and Price Guide
Cigar Box Labels. Portraits of Life, Mirrors of History
by Gerard S. Petrone. A tribute to cigars and the pictoral glory
of Victorian-era cigar box labels, a unique form of commerical
advertising that florished in the business world a century ago
and helped drive cigars to widespread prominence in American Society.
Some of the finest and most desirable examples produced by
the old stone lithographic method between 1860 and 1910. Explores
the history of cigars, their manufacture and their mystique. Also
added are a potpourri of contemporary anecdotes, poems and literary
fluffery.
Published in 1998 this 176 page hardcover book includes 530
color photos and a price guide. (Stock number 3421) $39.95.
USA shipping charges $4.00. We will quote export shipment.
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