About this title: Antiquarian book collectors Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone share their adventures detecting forgeries in this window on the life of the passionate and eccentric world of rare books. In particular, they investigate one spectacular New England forgery in the late 1990s.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Very Good. First Edition. -Clear mylar protects dust cover-First Edition-Ex-Library book, has usual Stamps and markings consistent with Library Books. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paper Covered Boards
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book forgeries, the Library of Congress, & other stories from the rare book world. Remainder mark on bottom edge of text block. Jacket in archival plastic cover. 215 pp. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Illustrated by (dj design) Sarah Delson. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 0-312-26268-X. [nice clean book with no significant wear, no inscriptions (warm or otherwise) and NO remainder mark; jacket very lightly rubbed]. The third volume of bibliophilic musings and wanderings by America's favorite yuppie book-hounds; this time they're "accompanied by their wise and witty eight-year-old daughter" on their forays to the Library of Congress, the Folger, the Beinecke and various and sundry bookstores. One ... read more
Binding: book Softcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312304287ISBN:0312304285
Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 224 pages. 8.30 x 5.80 x 1.00 in. 4.0 oz. Two savvy antiques collectors reveal one of the dirty secrets of the book collecting world, the art of forgeries, illustrating how a New England forger managed to fool collectors and how many of these collectors and booksellers ignore the suspicious books. Antiquarian book collectors Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone share their adventures detecting forgeries in this window on the life of ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Stated First Edition; a couple of ex-library markings, otherwise very clean and tight, appears unread. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Remainder About fine except for the remainder dot to the bottom edge. Jacket protected in a mylar cover. The husband-and-wife's third book for bibliophiles. This volume recounts a tour of the Library of Congress, a behind-the-scenes look at the Folger Library and the Beinecke, Yale University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the detective work that uncovered the infamous New England forger. read more
Edition: 1st Edition, 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: New in New jacket. 1st printing, hardback book and dust jacket in new and fine condition, a fresh and lively look at book collecting. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martins Press, New York, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. History/Books /United States Warmly Inscrbed: The New England Forger and Other Book Tales. Third book for the Goldstones, captivating as usual. Loaded with stories about book crooks, a tour of the Library of Congress, a behind the scene glimpse at the Folger Library and the Beinecke, the Yale University Rare Book and Manuscript Library. A glimpse into a world most of the book reading public will never get to see. Book Condition is Fine; black textured paper over boards with ... read more
Edition: 1st ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. mint/mint, a fresh copy bought new and stored in a vacuum envelope in a smoke-free room. First printing. 215 p. ; 22 cm. A mint copy of the first printing of the first edtion in a mint dustjacket encased in a crystal-clear Brodart cover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. FINE/FINE copy protected by Archival Brodart Cover. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312304287ISBN:0312304285
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312304287ISBN:0312304285
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Description: Good. Used copy-Because of our high volume, we can not accurately describe each book, so we list the MINIMUM condition you can expect; most are better than the condition listed. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. : St Martins Pr
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. VG/VG; Hardcover; dust jacket; 1st edition; 1st printing; remainder copy; 215 pages; text is clean and unmarked; boards are neat; binding is tight; some minor shelf wear on edges of jacket; slight rubbing on front and back covers. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Press, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312262686ISBN:031226268X
Description: As New in Good/very Good jacket. Remainder mark. dust jacket has a small tear at spine, otherwise as new and in brodart protective cover. unread copy. read more
"Behind the scenes with used booksellers who deal with mysteries, forgeries, and identity theft in their transactions. And those may not even the subjects of the books they are handling! I read this a couple of years ago and it was worth the re-read."
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