Ben Rapaport

For the past 50 years, Ben Rapaport has been known internationally as an avid pipe smoker, antique pipe collector, and tobacco bibliophile. He was inducted into the International Academy of the Pipe in 1985, into the Confrérie des maîtres-pipiers de Saint-Claude, France, in 1989, and was the recipient of the prestigious “Doctor of Pipes” achievement award from the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club in 2004.
He is the author of:
* A Tobacco Source Book (1972)
* A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes (1979, 1998)
* The Global Guide to Tobacco Literature (1989)
* Museum of Tobacco Art & History Guide Book (1996)
* Collecting Antique Meerschaums: Miniature to Majestic Sculpture, 1850-1925 (1999)
* The Arts of an Addiction. Qing Dynasty Opium Pipes and Accessories (2005)
* The European Porcelain Tobacco Pipe (2014)
* Tobacco and Smoking Among The Blue and Gray (2014)
* An Intimate History of The Tobacco Industry, 1850-1920. From The Briar Pipe of Saint-Claude to The Cigarette in The Trenches of World War One (2021)
* A Tribute to “The Man In The Window” At Ehrlich’s, Boston, Massachusetts. Gustav Fischer Sr., Master Pipe Maker. His Life, His Work, His Legacy (2022)
* The Wide World of Wood Tobacco Pipes. Two Centuries of Craftsmanship and Creativity (2024)
File:Books The Wide World of Wood Tobacco Pipes.jpeg|The Wide World of Tobacco Pipes. Two Centuries of Craftsmanship and Creativity
File:Rapaport-A-TOBACCO-SOURCE-BOOK.jpg|A Tobacco Source Book
Rapaport-guide-to-collecting-antique-pipes.jpg|A Complete Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes
Rapaport-guide-to-collecting-antique-Meerschaum-pipes.jpg|Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes
Rapaport-European-Porcelain-Tobacco-Pipe.jpg|The European Porcelain Tobacco Pipe, courtesy Amazon.com
File:ArtsOfAdditction-Rapaport.jpg|The Arts of An Addiction
File:Ben Rapaport Tobacco Literature and Antique Pipe Expert ....jpeg|Tobacco and Smoking Among The Blue and Gray
File:Rapaport-Museum-of-Tobacco-Art-History.jpg|Museum of Tobacco Art & History Guide Book
File:Global Guide.jpg|The Global Guide to Tobacco Literature
File:Rapaport-AnIntimateHistoryOfTobacco1850-1920.jpg|An Intimate History of The Tobacco Industry, 1850-1920. From The Briar Pipe of Saint-Claude to The Cigarette in The Trenches of World War One (2021)
He is a popular lecturer at pipe clubs, his articles on pipe and tobacco history appeared regularly in Pipes & Tobaccos magazine until Spring 2019, when it ceased publication, and his articles occasionally appeared in CIGAR magazine until Spring 2011 when it ceased to be published. Achievements and affiliations include: member, Pipe Smoker’s Hall of Fame (1973); Consultant, Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, University of Alabama (2001). As a certified personal property appraiser, Ben has conducted formal valuations of pipe collections for several museums and for private collectors.
Ben has also created what is likely the most comprehensive list of tobacco related books and publications in English. It is organized by topic, although many entries cover a range of tobacco related topics. He started this list in 1987, and has been updating it as new works come to his attention, most recently in Winter of 2024 (see below).
== Articles ==
The following articles are available here on pipedia.org:
This is just a small sampling of Ben's many publications. His complete bibliography is available here:
Publications of Ben Rapaport. We hope to add many more of Ben's articles here on Pipedia as time allows.
== Off site links ==
* You might enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Ben on the Pipes Magazine Radio Show
== Contact Information ==
 E-mail: ben70gray@gmail.com
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