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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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|<center>'''Book Announcement'''</center> | |||
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<blockquote>Ben has completed his 9th book! | |||
<center>'''An Intimate History of The Tobacco Industry, 1850–1920. From The Briar Pipe of Saint-Claude to The Cigarette in The Trenches of World War One.'''</center> | |||
Ben will be the only one selling it, and is trying to get a handle on how many might want to buy a copy; so he'll know how many to print. He dose not have a price yet, but estimates between $20-$25 (hopefully). If you may be interested in a copy, you can contact him via E-mail at | |||
ben70gray@comcast.net</blockquote> | |||
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