A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco by KING JAMES THE FIRST - 1954

Rodale Press, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. 36 pages. No dust jacket. Pink pictorial boards with a brown cloth spine. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

The Rodale Press London 1954 Vg (no dj, pink paper-covered boards with dark brown cloth backstrip, edges and corners rubbed and few small ink spots on spine, scattering small ink spots top page edges, pages clean crisp and bright with small ink mark last page, ink ownership inscription front fixed endpaper and a little scattered spotting free endpapers) octavo 36pp. First edition.

Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and rubbed, page . tops foxed.. 1954. Reprint. Hardcover. Introduction by Ann Hill. A reprint of this 1604 title railing against tobacco use, issued after cancer specialists in the mid-20th century released their warnings about the adverse health impacts of cigarettes. ; Miniature Books; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 36 pages .

The Rodale Press, 1954. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:

London, The Todale Press. 1954. 36 p. Hard cover with a bit damaged d.j.

The Rodale Press. Very Good. 1954. Hardcover. Red / brown hardcovers with gilt titles to the spine. Illustration to the front cover. Very Good++ condition with a solid binding and a bright unmarked text. 9 illustrated plates through the book. Light wear to the spine ends and bottom cover edges. The DJ is in Good+ condition with a small piece missing of off the spine end bottom, and some discoloration to the covers. A small tear to the bottom of the front cover. "A Counter Blast to Tobacco was written in 1604 and stands as one of the earliest anti-tobacco publications ever written. In the treatise, James blames Native Americans for introducing tobacco to Europe, warns readers of the danger tobacco poses to the lungs, and complains about passive smoking." ; miniature books; 36 pages .

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

A Constable and Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front pastedown. (great britain, england, tobacco, tobacco use, Arber's English Reprints )

Hardback. New.