Vintage cigarette lighters can be found just about everywhere you look, including at garage sales, estate sales, swap meets, online auctions, and maybe tucked away somewhere in your own house. And though smoking isn’t as commonplace as it is today, perhaps you even remember the items associated with it if you grew up in a house where it was done all the time. If you’re a collector of such items, give Stuart Schneider and Ira Pilossof’s “The Handbook of Vintage Cigarette Lighters” a read. Cigarette lighters are collected not only for their value, but also for both their style and their beauty.

The book is comprehensive in its coverage of this everyday item. Not only will the reader be introduced to lighters and their history; they will be able to trace the biggest names and styles in the industry using an alphabetized guide that spans a century, from roughly 1880 to 1980. The book’s many illustrations, most of them in color, show nearly 700 lighters ranging from companies that became household names (including Ronson, Evans, and yes, of course, Zippo) to the lesser-known makers around the world. The newest edition includes updated market values. Watch out, though – collecting cigarette lighters can be just as addictive as the act of smoking itself. This slim tome is sure to be an illuminating addition to the library of both seasoned and novice collectors of lighters.

About the author

Ira Pilossof is a proud native of the Bronx and is a leading authority on vintage cigarette lighters. Stuart Schneider is a writer and an attorney who has written 15 prior books on collectibles and antiques.

About the publisher

A family-owned, independent publisher of high-quality nonfiction books since 1974, Schiffer has published thousands of titles on the diverse subjects that fuel our readers’ passion. From our traditional subjects of antiques and collectibles, arts and crafts and military history, Schiffer has expanded its catalog to publish books on contemporary art and artists; architecture and design; food and entertaining; the metaphysical, paranormal and folklore; and pop and fringe culture, as well as books for children.

Schiffer Publishing is located in Atglen, PA. Website: www.schifferbooks.com.

Size: 6” x 9”, 698 photographs, 176 pages, ISBN13: 780764349751 binding: soft cover, price: $24.95

Contact Corbin Crable at editor@discovervintage.com.