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American Tobacco Cards: A Price Guide and Checklist | 
 enlarge | Authors: Robert Forbes, Terence R. Mitchell
Publisher: Antique Trader Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy Used: $9.18
You Save: $20.77 (69%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 319338
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0930625234
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780930625238
ASIN: 0930625234
Publication Date: February 1999
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 tobacco cards December 28, 2006
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
It was not what we were looking for. We wanted sports cards and this was mainly girly cards. We put it in the trash.
 A must-have for tobacco card enthuiasts!! November 25, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This comprehensive and superbly organized work is richly supplemented with numerous color and B/W photographs. A brief and informative history about various tobacco products/inserts and manufactures is provided. The book is organized principally into two units: N-series for 19th century cards (N1-N694) and T-series for 20th century cards (T1-T177). Each entry includes a brief description of the set and card appearance (front and back). The overwhelming majority of entries include an actual size photograph of a representative card (front and back) and a list of all cards in the set. Comments pertaining to card variations and prices are useful. The edge of each page is labeled with the set number to aid with rapid location of descriptions and card images. The work is peppered throughout with short vignettes and essays (published previously in various trade journals) by Dr. Terry Mitchell about specific sets or card themes. Although this is a soft cover book, the pages are printed on high grade gloss stock paper that tolerates repeated handling. Suprisingly, the book is neither overwhelming or boorish in its presentation. The brief descriptions and inclusion of images for virtually every set are effective strategies and make the book exceptionally user-friendly. No other work to date has done such a masterful job at capturing the variety of subjects, visual appeal, and historical allure of tobacco cards. This book is a must-have item for novice collectors and enthusiasts.
 Beautifully done; Not complete for all collectors December 10, 1999
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
A beautifully executed publication, however as a collector of Victorian Trade Cards, I was greatly dissapointed NOT to find ANY of the cards in my collection listed. I would have expected at least ONE to have been referred to, but the items in the book are mostly geared to the collector of tobacco insert cards. If this is your thing, this is your book. Forget it if you are more geared to Tradecard collecting
Informative Book about the History of Tobacco Cards March 28, 1999
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book is great historical lesson. Reading about the history of the Tobacco cards has been very informative. The writers have dedicated many hours to thorough research of this topic.
Well done reference guide to tobacco cards even for a novice March 21, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Colorful and interesting pictures provide an easy to use reference guide. The text is clear and concise with indepth information on value and various other aspects of collecting. I would highly recommend this book for serious collectors, antique dealers and those interested this aspect of American history.
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