Physiologie du fumeur

by Théodose Burette

$850 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Paris: 1840 . 16mo. 128, 8 pp. Wood engravings throughout. Later boards. One old paper repair, some light foxing. Item #20128 First edition of this humorous chapbook on the virtues of smoking. The author and illustrator remain anonymous, but they are represented in caricatures on the front wrapper. The text provides a cursory history of tobacco use including famous historical smokers, a statistical account of how much tobacco is consumed across the

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