Old-Time Cigar Labels in Full Color


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In the first decade of the 20th century, the labels that graced cigar boxes were miniature works of art. Admired for the fine detail, superb design, and decorative flourishes, the labels encompassed a wide range of artistic vignettes. Among them were lovely ladies admiring boxes of such brands as First Blush and Madame Butterfly; portraits of Tom Mix and Sherlock Holmes; as well as illustrations of cowboys, sailors, gentlemen in evening wear, dogs, racehorses, and other images. This volume features 89 of these rare, full-color designs. Not only are they masterpieces of commercial art, they also lend themselves to a variety of art and craft applications. Commerical artists and designers will find this collection a superb sourcebook of royalty-free period graphics that can easily be reproduced on a color copier. Collagists and other craftspeople will want to add this book to their design libraries, while nostalgia enthusiasts will delight in the charms of advertising art from bygone days.




Cigar Label Art


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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.




Cigar Label Advertising Art


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Full-Color Cigar Labels


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Admired for their fine detail and decorative flourishes, the labels that once adorned cigar boxes were masterpieces of early commercial art. The high-quality, royalty-free graphics in this CD-ROM and book set include 89 of these attractive designs, among them images of lovely ladies, cowboys, sailors, dogs, eagles, racehorses, and other miniature works of art.




The Art of the Cigar Label


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Relates the history and growth of the tobacco and lithography industries and offers information on values, collecting, and identifying old cigar labels.




The Art of the Cigar


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Designed to emulate traditional, full-sized books, the fashions of classic bookmaking -- full-color throughout, stylized endpapers, fine quality paper, full-length text, and Smyth-sewn binding -- are represented in this line.Topical. Traditional. Tactile. Tempting. Targeted. Less than half the size of our Little Books, these palm-sized volumes are irresistible.




Gals & Guys


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Cigar box label art from 1860-1930 is a true American advertising form, designed to grab the buyer by the tail of his coat and spin him around, see-gar in hand, ready to buy again. Here you find over 470 color photographs of original cigar box labels, identified and depicting beautiful women and intriguing powerful men, with a complete price guide.




The Smokin' Book of Cigar Box Art & Designs


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A glimpse into a bygone era with some of the most beautiful and fascinating lithographed images ever printed on cigar box labels.







The Art of the Smoke


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The art of cigar box labels from the mid-1800s through the 1930s helped sell millions of cigars. Busty women, heroes, impish children, sports icons, composers, and more found their way into the advertiser's art and makers would change labels at the drop of the hat if they thought it would help sales. Over 500 of the finest labels are shown in color photographs with a description and current value.