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For the past 50 years, Ben Rapaport has been known internationally as an avid pipe smoker, antique pipe collector, and tobacco bibliophile. He was inducted into the International Academy of the Pipe in 1985, into the [[Confrérie des maîtres-pipiers]] de [[Saint-Claude]], France, in 1989, and was the recipient of the prestigious “Doctor of Pipes” achievement award from the [[Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club]] in 2004. | For the past 50 years, Ben Rapaport has been known internationally as an avid pipe smoker, antique pipe collector, and tobacco bibliophile. He was inducted into the International Academy of the Pipe in 1985, into the [[Confrérie des maîtres-pipiers]] de [[Saint-Claude]], France, in 1989, and was the recipient of the prestigious “Doctor of Pipes” achievement award from the [[Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club]] in 2004. | ||
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* A Tobacco Source Book (1972) | * A Tobacco Source Book (1972) | ||
* A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes (1979 | * A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes (1979; 1998) | ||
* The Global Guide to Tobacco Literature (1989) | * The Global Guide to Tobacco Literature (1989) | ||
* Museum of Tobacco History and Art Guide Book (1996) | * Museum of Tobacco History and Art Guide Book (1996) | ||
* Collecting Antique Meerschaums: Miniature to Majestic Sculpture, 1850-1925 (1999) | * Collecting Antique Meerschaums: Miniature to Majestic Sculpture, 1850-1925 (1999) | ||
* The European Porcelain Tobacco Pipe (2014) | * The European Porcelain Tobacco Pipe (2014) | ||
* Tobacco and Smoking Among The Blue and Gray (2014) | * Tobacco and Smoking Among The Blue and Gray (2014) | ||
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He is a popular lecturer at pipe clubs, his articles on pipe and tobacco history appeared regularly in Pipes & Tobaccos magazine until Spring 2019, when is ceased publication, and his articles occasionally appeared in CIGAR magazine until Spring 2011 when it ceased to be published. Achievements and affiliations include: member, Pipe Smoker’s Hall of Fame (1973); Consultant, Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, University of Alabama (2001). As a certified personal property appraiser, Ben has conducted formal valuations of pipe collections for several museums and for private collectors. | He is a popular lecturer at pipe clubs, his articles on pipe and tobacco history appeared regularly in Pipes & Tobaccos magazine until Spring 2019, when is ceased publication, and his articles occasionally appeared in CIGAR magazine until Spring 2011 when it ceased to be published. Achievements and affiliations include: member, Pipe Smoker’s Hall of Fame (1973); Consultant, Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, University of Alabama (2001). As a certified personal property appraiser, Ben has conducted formal valuations of pipe collections for several museums and for private collectors. |