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* A Tobacco Source Book (1972) | * A Tobacco Source Book (1972) | ||
* A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes (1979, 1998) | * A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes (1979, 1998) | ||
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'''Ben Rapaport''' has over 3000 tobacco related volumes in his personal collection, and has created what is likely the most comprehensive list of tobacco related books and publications in English. It is organized by topic, although many entries cover a range of tobacco related topics. He started this list in 1987, and has been updating it as new works come to his attention. The current list is from the Fall of 2022, available here in PDF format: [https://pipedia.org/images/5/55/A_Bibliography%2C_Rev_5.._.docx.pdf A Bibliography for the Pipe Smoker and Pipe Collector (Ben Rapaport, Fall 2022, Rev. 5)]. | '''Ben Rapaport''' has over 3000 tobacco related volumes in his personal collection, and has created what is likely the most comprehensive list of tobacco related books and publications in English. It is organized by topic, although many entries cover a range of tobacco related topics. He started this list in 1987, and has been updating it as new works come to his attention. The current list is from the Fall of 2022, available here in PDF format: [https://pipedia.org/images/5/55/A_Bibliography%2C_Rev_5.._.docx.pdf A Bibliography for the Pipe Smoker and Pipe Collector (Ben Rapaport, Fall 2022, Rev. 5)]. | ||
== Articles == | |||
The following articles are available here on pipedia.org: | The following articles are available here on pipedia.org: | ||
* '''New!''' [[How Did the Pipe Get Its Name?]] An Etymological Investigation, November 2022 | * '''New!''' [[How Did the Pipe Get Its Name?]] An Etymological Investigation, November 2022 | ||
* '''New!''' [[Hydrostone and Resin Pipes]]. A Personal History, October 2022 | * '''New!''' [[Hydrostone and Resin Pipes]]. A Personal History, October 2022 | ||
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* [[Extraordinary Ephemera: Catalogs as a glimpse into a bygone smoking era]] | * [[Extraordinary Ephemera: Catalogs as a glimpse into a bygone smoking era]] | ||
* [[Reflections on the Trade: Random Pipe and Tobacco Facts and Factoids of Yesterday]] | * [[Reflections on the Trade: Random Pipe and Tobacco Facts and Factoids of Yesterday]] | ||
* [ | * [[Remembering Richard Dunhill]], Originally Published in Pipes & Tobaccos magazine 2016. This version is unedited. | ||
* [[In Pipestone. A puzzling pipe of improvisational ingenuity]] | * [[In Pipestone. A puzzling pipe of improvisational ingenuity]] | ||
* [[The Odyssey of the Oom Paul|The Odyssey of the Oom Paul: ''A Hungarian ... Really?'']] | * [[The Odyssey of the Oom Paul|The Odyssey of the Oom Paul: ''A Hungarian ... Really?'']] | ||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:The_Oom_Paul_Odyssey1.doc.pdf|The Odyssey of the Oom Paul: ''A Hungarian ... Really?'']] | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Rapaport-Pipemaking_101.pdf|Pipemaking 101. A Bilingual Syllabus]] | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Rapaport-Pipe_Bombs.pdf|Pipe Bombs: good intentions, bad designs!]] (Spring 2019) | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Rapaport-Whatever_Happened_to_Plain_Speak.pdf|My Manifesto: A Plea for Plain Talk]] | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Collecting_Pipe-related_ephemera.pdf|Collectible Pipe-related Ephemera: Here Today, Not Necessarily Gone Tomorrow!]]. | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Tobacco_and_Opium.Where_There%27s.pdf|The Tobacco Pipe—Opium Pipe Nexus: Where there’s smoke, there are accessories!]] | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Rapaport-AntiquePipes-.pdf|The Antique Tobacco Pipe, Invention-Function-Art (Originally Published in the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, February 2019)]] | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:A_Few_Good_Men.pdf|A Few Good Men]], an article for Pipes and Tobacco Magazine (November, 2003), available by permission. Bragge is a major focus. A related article appears in Pipes & Tobaccos magazine, Vol. 20, No. 1, Spring 2015 "Writers’ Blocks. A survey of pipe and tobacco literature through time." | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Reviews.pdf|An Historical Review of Reviews: Chronicling A Century of Magazines for the PipeSmoking Maven]]: Chronicling A Century of Magazines for the Pipe-Smoking Maven, by Ben Rapaport | |||
* '''PDF''' [[Media:Rapapot-MuseumList-2018-2019.pdf|Museums With Interest In Tobacco]], Compiled by Ben Rapaport (Winter 2018-2019) | |||
We are currently working on bringing these to Pipedia from the Wayback Machine's archived version of P&T Magazine's website, which is sadly now defunct: | We are currently working on bringing these to Pipedia from the Wayback Machine's archived version of P&T Magazine's website, which is sadly now defunct: | ||
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== Off site links == | == Off site links == | ||
* You might enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Ben on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-122/#more-8729 Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | * You might enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Ben on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-122/#more-8729 Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | ||
* [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/ TobaccoPipeArtistory on Blogspot.com] | * [http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.com/ TobaccoPipeArtistory on Blogspot.com] | ||
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== Contact Information == | == Contact Information == | ||
[[Category:Ben Rapaport]] | E-mail: [mailto:ben70gray@gmail.com ben70gray@gmail.com] | ||
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