Have to recommend this book on non-sports tobacco cards...

Elemenopeo

OK, I know this isn't the non-sports forum (I'll post it there, too), but I figure there's likely some cross-over of interest.

I've found myself becoming more and more interested in non-sports tobacco cards lately, and I found this book on eBay last week for about $15 and snatched it up. It arrived yesterday, and I've barely put it down since... "American Tobacco Cards: Price Guide & Checklist" by Robert Forbes and Terence Mitchell.





I'm sure many of you probably already have it or have seen it (the copyright date is 1999), but I wanted just wanted to put out this recommendation to those who haven't. (I found it just by accident as I was looking up some cards on eBay.)

Great write-ups, photographs and checklists for some 600 sets... The prices are out of date, but I'm sure I'm going to wear this thing out as a reference and as just-for-fun reading. Great book.

Griffins

I got it on Amazon a few months ago, and will agree it's incredible.
I'll also add in a plug for Adam Warshaw's Boxing card book. I bought it just to have something to read, and ended up starting a boxing collection because the book got me really hooked.
Both are must reads.

Stone193

<< <i>I got it on Amazon a few months ago, and will agree it's incredible.
I'll also add in a plug for Adam Warshaw's Boxing card book. I bought it just to have something to read, and ended up starting a boxing collection because the book got me really hooked.
Both are must reads. >>

Anthony

I can't collect boxing - I would be spread too thin.

But, that's a great area to collect and I would guess under-appreciated?

mike

Bigstep

I agree, it is a great reference book for identifying tobacco cards but you still need "The American Card Catalog" to ID old non tobacco cards.

Rich

RipublicaninMass

C'mon Stone! T9's fit right in with your t3's!