A list of books dealing with Snuff. Feel free to give me a hint if a book is missing.

English:

1. All About Snuff and Snuff Taking, The Society of Snuff Grinders Blenders & Purveyors, €3, nice little article collection written by snuff producers, including a list of producers and their products, (+)


2. All About Snuff and Snuff Taking, West (ed.), around 1963, (I do not own it yet)


3. A Pinch of Snuff (read at Google Books) (do not confuse with novel by Roman von Hill), Dean Snift, 1840, (I do not own it yet)


4. Snuff, Ursula Bourne, Shire, 1990, ISBN: 0747800898, €3.80, nice summary of Snuff history, some details about English Snuff producers and Snuff shops, (o)


5. Snuff-Taking, Its Utility in Preventing Bronchitis, Murray, 1870, (I do not own it yet)


6. Snuff Yesterday and Today, Shepherd, 1963, €23.00,(I have not read it yet)


7. The Early Snuff Mills of New Jersey, Weiss, 1962, (I do not own it yet)


8. The Old Snuff House of Fribourg & Treyer at the Rasp & Crown 1720-1920 (Ebook), Evans, 1921, €65.00,(I have not read it yet)


9. The Snuff-Mill Story, Prentis, 1970, (I do not own it yet)


10. The Snuff Shop, John Arlott, Michael Joseph Ltd, 1974, ISBN: 0718112474, €15.99, containing historical and more or less current information about Fribourg & Treyer, the English Snuff shop, general information about Snuff in the UK, giving a good impression about the shop and its history, (o)


11. The Wilsons of Sharrow, M. H. F. Chaytor, 1962, (I do not own it yet)


12. Tobacco: A cultural history of how an exotic plant seduced civilization, Iain Gately, 2002, ISBN: 0802139604, (I do not own it yet)


13. Tobacco (including “A Pinch of Snuff” by Dean Snift), Steinmetz, 1840, (I do not own it yet)


14. Tobacco: it's History & Associations (Ebook), Fairholt, (I do not own it yet)


15. Kendal Brown: The History of Kendal's Tobacco and Snuff Industry, J. W. Dunderdale, 2003, ISBN: 0954049756, €16.00 (+)


16. Nicotiana or the Smokers and Snuff-Taker’s Companion, Henry Meller, 1834, (I do not own it yet)


17. Wooden Bygones of Smoking and Snuff Taking, Pinto, 1961, (I do not own it yet)

German:

1. Das Schnupf-Büchlein, Gebrüder Bernard, 1935, (I do not own it yet)


2. Das Schnupftabakbücherl, Heidemarie Brosche, Bayerland, 2003, ISBN: 3892513309, €7.95, short summary of the history of Snuff with some facts, (o)


3. Das Taschenbuch vom Schnupftabak, Klaus D. Hartel, Heyne, 1980, ISBN: 3453410289, €2.95, detailed informations about the history of Snuff, types of Snuff with some recipes, (+)


4. Exkurs über das Schnupfen, den Schnupftabak, medizinische Schnupfpulver sowie das Niesen, H. J. Döring, Biomesstechnik-Verlag GmbH, 1992, ISBN: 3924638144, €10.00, academic description about sneezing caused by Sneezing Powder and Snuff with over 50 old recipes for Sneezing Powder, mostly without tobacco, (o)


5. Handbuch des Tabakhandels, H. Aschenbrenner and Günther Stahl, Oldenburger Verlagshaus, 1950, ASIN: B0000BFY5K, €31.00, containing great information about the manufacturing of Snuff including many recipes, a must for people interested in the different Snuff types and their manufacturing methods, (o)


6. Mißbrauch des Schnupftabaks, Cohausen, 1720, (I do not own it yet)


7. "Schnupf, Bruder!", Heiner Schaefer, Morsak, 1985, ISBN: 3875532295, €32,90, (I do not own it yet)


8. Schnupftabackbrevier, Kurt Schöning, Heimeran, 1975, ISBN: 3776501995, €0.99, detailed information about the history of Snuff, famous Snuff takers with some poems and short stories, (+)


9. Schnupftabak & Charivari, Werner Schlierf, Ludwig, 1982, ISBN: 3778732145, only three pages about Snuff, €2.98 (-)


10. Tabakgenuss ohne Reue, G. J. Härtel und M. Rapp, GPS-Verlag, 1982, ISBN: 3923291000, €15.00, overview about the history of Snuff with some more or less interesting thoughts, (o)


11. Tabak-Historie, ISBN: 3570091430, (I do not own it yet)


12. Tabak seit Anno Tobak, Claus und Liselotte Hansmann, Bruckmann, 1961, ASIN: B0000BJ2QY, good summary of the history of tobacco including Snuff, nice pictures, €1.10 (+)

Polish

1. Tabaka na Kaszubach i Kociewiu, Jerzy Zając & Edward Zimmermann, Snuff on Kaszuby and Kociew, (I do not speak Polish)

Magazines containing articles about Snuff:

German:

1. GEO Magazin, Die Trutzburg des starken Tobaks, Wolfgang Michal, Gruner & Jahr, 01/1996, € 1.20, nice article about Snuff with some great pictures, basically about Gebrüder Bernard, (+)

Legend:
(-) = no need to read
(o) = read it if you want to
(+) = recommendable to read

Books reviews are linked from the title.

A hint for book collectors:
If you are looking for old tobacco and snuff books, not available at the common stores, I could arrange a contact to a book collector and seller. If interested, just let me know and I give you contact details. He is also fluent in German.

Wowsers, Alex, nice list! Now I'm going to have to hunt some of these titles down.

If I might suggest another title: Tobacco: A cultural history of how an exotic plant seduced civilization, by Iain Gately (ISBN 0-8021-3960-4) of 2001, has some information on snuff as well as a general overview of tobacco history. Very readable and not without an occasional sense of humor. Available from Amazon or your local bookstore.

And a welcoming hello to you, Maciej, by the way.

A.

I know two Polish books:

1. 'Tabaka na Kaszubach i Kociewiu' by Jerzy Zając & Edward Zimmermann (Snuff on Kaszuby and Kociew)
2. 'Historia tabakiery' by J. Stankiewicz (The history of snuff-box)

Hello,

1. 'Historia tabakiery' by J. Stankiewicz (The history of snuff-box), Kraków (Krakaw) 1976, Wydawnictwo Literackie Kraków. (++)
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A Pinch of Snuff by Dean Snift is available to read on Google books. I posted this on the Snufftalk board 1 June, but I guess that no one is checking on the board in Andy's absence. I understand that a pdf of the book is available at that Yahoo group. http://books.google.com/books?id=gdwDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA127&dq=lundy+foot%27s#PPA126,M1

E-book versions of Pinto's "Wooden Bygones..." & Curtis' book on snuffboxes are available at: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=snuff%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts%20AND%20collection%3Auniversallibrary

Added. Thanks for the hint!

Nicotiana: The Smoker's & Snuff-taker's Companion Another old classic available at Google, Alex.

Snuff Yesterday and Today is available at Snufftalk: Book Link

Nice article Snuffgrinder. Very interested in the Portuguese malt beer snuff, I bet this would be very similar to my new sweet porter.