ARENTS, George, Jr. (1875-1960). Tobacco: Its History Illustrated by The Books, Manuscripts and Engravings in the Library of… New York: The Rosenbach Company, 1937-43.
5 volumes, folio. Numerous illustrations from facsimiles, some in color. Original red buckram, roan lettering-pieces gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 250 of 300 copies.
[With:] Tobacco: A Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts and Engravings Acquired Since 1942 in the Arents Tobacco Collection at the New York Public Library. Compiled by Sarah Augusta Dickson. New York: The New York Public Library, 1958-69. 10 parts, folio. Original printed wrappers. A supplemental series to the above work.
Together, 2 works in 15 volumes. An important bibliography of Arent’s collection of tobacco-related books and ephemera which its permanent residence, the New York Public Library, described as “the largest and most comprehensive library in the world devoted to the history, literature, and lore of tobacco”.