"This book is the finest contemporary book on the subject the world have seen yet. The author, José Manuel Lopes from Lisbon, has done a truly great work in gathering information and pictures from about 1800 pipe brands, makers and artisans, covering the whole world. You will find information on history, curiosities,characteristics, type of production, grades, symbol, contacts, etc., of each brand. The design and layout of the book is very fine and elegant and the quality of the paper, pictures ant typeface is excellent. This is a book you will spend hours and hours with. The only “drawback” I can mention is that you might end up spending very long time with this book if your Portuguese is as bad as mine. At present the book is only published in Portuguese, but José is looking for a publisher that is willing to publish the book in English - if you have any connections to the publishing business and can help José, please do so - for him and all of us that didn’t pay enough attention in the classroom when Portuguese was on the menu." - Lars Kiel (Denmark), www.danishpipemakers.com
"I was impressed. Absolutely great, wonderfull pipe pictures and so complete with the whole pipemakers in the world.(...) I will have an wonderfull evening by looking for the pictures. May be I get an new inspiration." - Rainer Barbi (Germany), pipemaker
"We are very happy to have the book and we think it is fantastic that you have been able to find so many pipemakers and we sincerely hope that you will find someone that would be able to translate the book into English so many more people can buy and enjoy reading the book." - Tom and Pia Eltang (Denmark), pipemaker & wife
"Je suis très enthousiaste et je dois te faire mes grands compliments: le livre est vraiment réussi, BRAVO et MERCI. Merci au nom de tous les fumeurs de pipe qui rencontrent enfin un livre qui n'est pas adressé à des commerciaux, mais à des collectionneurs." - Daniel Schneider (Suisse), dealer, www.synjeco.ch
"It is a real beauty, the most beautiful books on the pipes of today ever published. As you know I can not read much in it, but the pictures, which are all excellent, compensates that. A great job you have done!" - Jan Andersson (Suécia), Pipe Club of Sweden
"Thank you for such a wonderful book, and congratulations on a job well done!!!!!" - Paul Bonaquisti (USA), pipemaker
"It is a great book and you did a really meticolous job."- Luca di Piazza (Italy), dealer www.neatpipes.com
"Debo comentarte que tu obra es muy buena, aporta una importante cantidad de datos muy valiosos, siendo un libro de consulta permanente para los apasionados coleccionistas y amantes pipafumadores. Ardua tarea la de acopiar tanta documentación. Te felicito, te has ganado un lugar en mi biblioteca, compartiéndola con B. Rapaport, A. P. Bastien, G. Guyot, E. Ramazzotti, y otros, todos autores que me aportan tanto conocimiento." - Armando G. Musolino (Argentina), coleccionador
"I read your book Cachimbos and must say, it is a really interesting, informative and extensive book." - Josef Prammer (Austria), pipemaker
"My first impression is: This is the best and most important pipebook I had ever seen. The pictures are very good and from high quality. I never see so many names of pipe marks and pipemakers in a book. Only I can't read Portugese". - Reiner Thilo (Germany), pipemaker
"I have no words.....it is "great"......i'm sure i will have many moments of pleasure reading it. Tons of informations, good photos...the only thing you can't find in your book is the tobacco aroma...but i light a bowl for this!! You have done a titanic work". - Leonardo Sportelli (Italy), Tobaccoshop Al Pasciá
"Wow, great done. We like that book and it is very useful." - David A. Wagner (Austria), pipemaker (BAFF brand)
"What a well made heavy book with gorgeous pictures congradulations on a job well done and I must add I'm proud to be in it and to be given so much spacce amongst all these talented makers you list". - Love Geiger (Sweden), pipemaker
"I must say it is wonderful. Very good picture`s and informations." - Andreas Puttmann (Germany), pipemaker
"This book offers phantastic pictures and very good descriptions about the pipemakers and the brandnames". - Tom Richard (Germany), pipemaker
"I believe Cachimbos: Marcas, Fabricantes e Artesãos will almost certainly become a "must-have" reference work for pipe collectors." - Chris Keene (USA), pipe collector
"Maintenant que je l'ai parcouru pendant deux jours, je peux vous garantir que c'est un monument que tout amateur de pipes se doit de posséder. Le résultat des immenses efforts qu'a livrés José, dépasse toutes mes espérances. C'est un livre qui vous procurera de beaux moments de lecture, qui vous séduira par ses innombrables illustrations soignées et qui vous servira de véritable encyclopédie.(...) A part par sa présentation et sa mise en page classe avec des photos couleur superbes, « Cachimbos » se distingue par deux atouts et non des moindres. D'une part, l'encyclopédie est vraiment exhaustive. Ainsi on y trouve tous les noms de marques sous lesquels les grands fabricants sortent et ont sorti leurs produits. De même on y découvre les noms d'artisans obscurs ou qui n'ont qu'une production confidentielle. Le fait que José Manuel Lopes ne soit pas originaire d'un grand pays producteur de pipes s'avère un réel avantage : il ne marque aucune préférence pour tel continent ou pour tel pays. Dès lors, maîtres japonais, artisans sud-africains ou néo-zélandais passent la revue autant que les Américains ou les innombrables Européens. D'autre part, le livre est remarquablement à jour : même des artisans qui viennent à peine de lancer leur carrière, y figurent déjà. Ainsi on retrouve Will Purdy, John Rocheleau, Roland Schwarz ou le mystérieux Random. Vous me direz que tout cela est bel et bon, mais qu'après tout, ce livre est écrit en portugais. Et qui arrive à lire le portugais ? Bien sûr, vraisemblablement vous n'allez pas tout comprendre dans les moindres détails, mais je suis absolument certain que vous réussirez à comprendre l'essentiel.", Erwin Van Hove (Belgique), in fumeursdepipe@yahoogroupes.fr .
"This is the most beautifull and complere pipe book I have seen (and I have seen a lot). The layout, typographie, colours quality of paper and cover is fantastic. You and your publisher have done a great job. We must find a publisher that will publish this book in english - it will be a great sucess.", Lars Kiel (Denmark), www.danishpipemakers.com .
"I was pleasantly surprised it was a hard cover table book!! Very nice! What an amazing work you have done! This is the most complete pipe book I have ever seen!", Per Billhall (Suécia) , www.scandpipes.com .
"Great! Wonderful! Congratulations, the completion of your wonderful book. Especially I thought it is verry good that easy to understand each relation between carvers or makers.", Kei Gotoh (Japan) , pipemaker .
"Trata-se de uma verdadeira Enciclopédia do Cachimbo quanto a marcas, fabricantes e artesãos, um livro obrigatório para todo e cada cachimbista do Mundo.", Jorge Macieira (Portugal) , in www.cachimboclube.pt
"It is a great book! and the best of ever published of this kind. I could not stop turning a page after pager upon return home last night. Congratulations for your wonderful works!", Barnabas T. Suzuki (Japão), vice-presidente do Comité Internacional de Clubes de Cachimbo (CIPC) e membro da Académie Internationalde la Pipe.
"Je n'ai pu jété q'un oeil furtif sur les informations qu'il contient. Mais je peux déjà dire qu'il s'agit d'une oeuvre superbe. Et surtout très-très attentive et exhaustive.", Georges E. Vandalis, Athénes (Gréce), membre de l'Académie Internationale de la Pipe .
"Cuanto mas lo hojeo, mejor me parece. Y eso que aun no he podido ponerme realmente en serio con el." Carlos Sesmero (ESpanha) , Club Amigos de la Pipa de Madrid (CAP) .
"Me encanta el libro, es impresionante de principio a fin, una gran obra. Todos esos años de trabajo sin duda han merecido la pena, por lo menos para los lectores. Lo disfrutaré con pasión.", Antonio Martín (Espanha), Club Amigos de la Pipa de Madrid (CAP).
"This is one of the best pipe book I have seen. Only the language is not good... (for me)", Andreas Harm (Germany), Esterval's Pipe House .
"Te felicito porque esta super interesante.Mañana es la reunion del Circulo de la Pipa y lo voy a enseñar a todos los compañeros.", Pierre Pams (México) , Circulo de la Pipa .
"Lo he ojeado y es impresionante, no falta de nada, hasta las fotos dan ganas de fumárselas, casi son reales.", José Maria Gamero (Espanha), Barcelona Pipa Club (BPC).
"The Ultimate Pipe Book move over, there's a new sheriff in town!!!! - At the Chicago 2004 pipe show I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Jose Manuel Lopes of Portugal. We met while Jose was doing an interview with Paul Bonaquisti and John Eells. I had no idea why the interview, but after little while it came clear that Jose was putting together a book on pipe makers. I have read the books by Rick Hacker and Rolf Rutzen, and while both have some excellent information, each missed a number of makers that should have been included. I expected Jose's book would also follow suit, and while from the list of makers we talked about I knew it would be impressive, I had no idea how truly in depth he was willing to go. Well now I know, as the book has just arrived at my door." Cachimbos is by far the finest compilation of pipe maker information the world has seen to date. I doubt it will be outdone for generations to come. This is a large table top hard cover that will be a must have for every serious pipe collector! 263 (including index) pages chalked full of information and pictures. Not just pictures, I mean photographs!! High quality crisp detailed photographs! The makers listed will boggle your mind. I have been a pipe enthusiast for 30 plus years and thought I knew a great list of makers names and even some very obscure ones. This book shows me that I know less than nothing as there many makers within the pages that are new names to me. What is really amazing is that Jose has included makers that are fairly new to the world. Names like John Rocheleau of Canada who has been making pipes for less than a year. Talents such as the elusive Random are included.
The only failing is that NO publisher has taken it up, to print the book in English. It is available only in Portuguese. This is not the failing of the author in any way. That being said I am sure that once sales start to increase a publisher will see the potential and offer an English version. Until then though the current edition is an awesome work.!. Michael J. Glukler (USA), www.briarblues.com
"This is, recently, a really "ultimate pipe book". José really made a great job when publishing this gorgeous book. And you are completely right, one can understand all the facts and data without any language problems. (...) I will cordially congratulate to you for this outstanding and gorgeous book, you really made a giant job and the result is, in my opinion "best of the best"! The book is the most important pipe book ever published!" Jorg Lehmann, German collector.
" I want to give you my compliments over it. It's by far the most comprehensive book about pipes and their carvers I have seen. Moreover it's very tidy. And for me who don't understand one word of Portug u ese, it's containing lots of beautiful pictures of pipes. " Bengt Carlson (Suécia), pipemaker
"Une des grandes idées de José Manuel a été de mettre en fin d'article, les coordonnées (postale et internet) des pipiers.". Carl Franz (France), fumeursdepipe@yahoogroupes.fr
"It is simply beautiful! It is a far more substantial work than I even imagined. The work is exhaustive-- certainly the most exhaustive index of pipe makers yet created." F. Sykes Wilford (USA), www.smokingpipes.com
"I must say it has been beautifully produced and presented and I am sure is being well received by your fellow collectors. I am sure that a copy translated into English would sell well in both England and America." Howard Smith (England), Alfred Dunhill Ltd./Dunhill Pipes
" I must be sincere and admit that I did not think that you were working on a true encyclopaedia of pipes, as your project is: before you, nobody in the world did a so great work. I'm not able to realize how you were able to collect so many information about pipe makers, particularly when they refer to brands no more existing." Franco Bolognesi (Italy), www.top-pipes-collection.it
"Este trabajo realizado por nuestro amigo portuguès es descomunal y merece un apoyo total pues es de una utilidad imprescindible para cuantos amamos la pipa." Vicens Lozano (Espanha), Barcelona Pipa Club, www.bpipaclub.com
"This morning I received your wonderful book! Only 3 words: it is fantastic!" Marco Biagini (Italy), pipemaker, Moretti Pipes
"Estos días he podido disfrutar de tu libro, hoy terminé de leerlo, FELICIDADES, no sólo es extraordinaria la edición, sino que el contenido me ha parecido asombroso. He encontrado detalles que grandes expertos no han sabido solucionarme (...) Ademas de la cantidad de datos encontrados las imágenes son asombrosas, entran ganas de adquirir todas las pipas mostradas, y todas las referencias a internet facilitan hoy día todo." Ricardo Romero (Espanha), Pipalista
"Par des articles clairs et concis, Jose recense les pipiers à travers le monde, je crois que ce livre n'a pas son équivalent. On peut l'ouvrir à n'importe quelle page, on est sur d'y trouver quelque chose. L'iconographie est splendide. (...) En le parcourant, on n'a pas l'impression de feuilleter une encyclopédie, ou un ouvrage magistral, non, c'est encore mieux que cela : Ce que nous donne José, c'est un album de famille." Guillaume (France), fumeursdepipe@yahoogroupes.fr
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