Tabaciana. Recueil intéressant dédié aux tabacomanes et aux antagonistes du cigare, de la pipe et de la tabatière, par Ana-gramme Blismon
- vi, [7]-288 pp. 1 vols. 16mo
- Paris: Delarue, 1861
Paris: Delarue, 1861. First edition, variant issue. vi, [7]-288 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Contemporary quarter brown morocco over marbled boards, green vellum french tips, spine gilt, signed L. Pouillet. Near fine. First edition, variant issue. vi, [7]-288 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Rare first edition of Simon Blocquel’s (1760-1863) history of tobacco and advice for its use. Sections include a discussion of its cultivation, its introduction to Europe, government control, the advantages and disadvantages of its use, and “Le Code du Cigare, ou la politesse du fumeur.” The Arents catalog identifies two issues of the first edition, this being the issue without the folding plate, but printed in the same year.
Blocquel had no less than seven pseudonyms; he wrote on domestic economy for women, gastronomy, travel, history, white magic, and literature. Arents 1696
Blocquel had no less than seven pseudonyms; he wrote on domestic economy for women, gastronomy, travel, history, white magic, and literature. Arents 1696