In Search of Pipe Dreams

ISBN: 0966623916

Author: Rick Newcombe

Condition: Used

Stories of pipe-smokings greatest craftspeople intertwine with advice and commentary in these essays on the art of pipe smoking. While exploring pipe craftsmanship worldwide, these writings combine tales of the authors visits to Europes most prestigious pipe-makers with a look at pipe-smokings history and the hobbys most famous practitioners, including Albert Einstein, Norman Rockwell, and Mark Twain. Interviews with Old World craftspeople provide insight into the delicate and personal craft of pipe-making, and a treatise on pipe-smokings relaxing benefits intermingles with advice on how to smoke, buy, break in, clean, and use a pipe to cope with the frantic pace of the 21st century. Includes a 16 page color photo insert