The Soverane Herbe: A History of Tobacco

by W. A Penn

$1,250 · Offered by The Lawbook Exchange

An Extraordinary Object of Material Culture and Pre-Regulatory Tobacco Law Penn, W.A. The Soverane Herbe: A History of Tobacco. London: Grant Richards, 1902. Second Edition. Octavo 20.5cm . vi, 4 , 326pp. Frontispiece and three leaves of plates collated complete . Bound in a highly unusual, contemporary bespoke folk-art binding of dried sheep spine over wooden boards meticulously fashioned from a repurposed Cuban cigar box, preserving the original printed paper

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