(Wise, Thomas J.).

A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS FROM THE LIBRARY OF MAURICE BUXTON FORMAN.

With an Introduction by Graham Pollard.
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1973. 8vo. paper wrappers. 37 pages and with an index. With an Introduction by Graham Pollard. Catalogue no. 926 issued by this bookseller and an important step in establishing Buxton Forman's guilt along with Wise in the forgery scandal. Library stamp on front cover. READ MORE

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COLOPHON, N.S. A Q FOR BKMEN, V.II N.4.

New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1937. 8vo. cloth. pp. (vi), 487-628. Literary criticism is addressed by Kenneth A. Fowler, Althea Bass writes about translating books, especially the Bible, into Amerind languages in early New England, "A Five-Foot Shelf of Literary Forgeries" is Mark Holstein's topic, and Walter Hart Blumenthal contributes "The Bouquet of Old Books." Index of Volume II. READ MORE

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(Spoor, John A.).

FIRST EDITIONS OF ENGLISH XVIII-XIX CENTURY AND AMERICAN XIX CENTURY AUTHORS.

2 volumes.
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1939. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover labels. 1206 items described. 2 volumes. Excellent collection of American and English literature. This American collector bought many of the Wise forgeries for his collection. Well preserved set. READ MORE

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STUDIES IN BIBLIOGRAPHY, PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. VOLUME 24.

Edited by Fredson Bowers.
Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society, 1971. 8vo. cloth. 234 pages. Edited by Fredson Bowers. Article John Payne Collier's Great Forgery by Giles E. Dawson [pp. 1-26] Article The Bibliographical Description of Paper by G. Thomas Tanselle [pp. 27-67] Article Cupids Revenge (Q1) and Its Compositors Part I: Composition and Printing by Hans Walter Gabler [pp. 69-90] Article Printing Charges: Inference and Evidence by Keith I. D. Maslen [pp. 91-98] Article Woozles in Brontëland: A Cautionary Tale by... READ MORE

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(Autographs). Benjamin, Mary A.

AUTOGRAPHS: A KEY TO COLLECTING.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1963. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 313 pages followed by 35 plates. Revised edition. Presents the history of autograph collecting, arranging and caring for a collection, how to tell forgeries and facsimiles, etc. Jacket shows minor wear. READ MORE

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(Forgery). Bozeman, Pat (editor).

FORGED DOCUMENTS, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1989 HOUSTON CONFERENCE.

With a preface by Robin N. Downes.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Books, 1990. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 162 pages. With a preface by Robin N. Downes. First edition. Contains 13 papers and 4 floor discussions from this conference which covered all aspects of forgery and its impact on collectors, libraries and bookdealers. Includes important information on the Texas forgeries, methods of handling appraisals and tax donations, legal implications, and forgery detection. Presentation dated 1990 from the bookseller participate in this conference, Jennifer... READ MORE

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(Wise, Thomas J.). Carter, John and Graham Pollard.

AN ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF CERTAIN NINETEENTH CENTURY PAMPHLETS.

New York: Haskell House, 1971. 8vo. cloth. xii, 400 pages. Reprint of first edition. A classic piece of literary detective work in which the authors expose Thomas J. Wise as a forger by their study of type specimens, paper and study of the text of various 19th century pamphlets. READ MORE

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(Wise, Thomas J.). Carter, John and Graham Pollard.

AN ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF CERTAIN NINETEENTH CENTURY PAMPHLETS.

London: Constable & Co. 1934. 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt, dust jacket. xii, 400 pages. First edition. A classic piece of literary detective work in which the authors expose Thomas J. Wise as a forger by their work in type specimens, paper and study of the text of various 19th century pamphlets. A landmark book in the history of literary forgery. This copy has been signed by both authors on the half-title. Very rare to... READ MORE

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(Wise, Thomas J.). Carter, John and Graham Pollard.

ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE...WITH SEQUEL TO AN ENQUIRY With A SEQUEL TO AN ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE ... THE FORGERIES OF H. BUXTON FORMAN & T.J. WISE RE-EXAMINED. by Nicolas Barker and John Collins. With A NOTE ON TWO POEMS BY ELIZABETH BARRETT AND ROBERT BROWNING (1854).

London: The Scolar Press, (1983). 8vo. full leather for first two volumes and half leather for third, slipcase. 10, xii, 400, 11-41; 394; 27 pages. Limited to 80 numbered copies. The entire set is contained in a slipcase. Out of print on publication. The actual 1854 first edition by the Brownings which is enclosed was used as the model for which Wise and Forman based their forgeries. It, in itself, is becoming rare. This third... READ MORE

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(Wise, Thomas J.). Carter, John and Graham Pollard.

WORKING PAPERS FOR A SECOND EDITION OF AN ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF CERTAIN NINETEENTH CENTURY PAMPHLETS.

4 volumes, the complete set.
Oxford: Privately printed, 1967, 1967, 1969, 1970. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 4 volumes, the complete set. Reprints of first editions of first two titles (same year as first edition) and first editions of second two titles. Includes PRECIS OF PADEN OR THE SOURCES OF `THE NEW TIMON'. (ii), 24 pages. Limited to 200 copies; THE FORGERIES OF TENNYSON'S PLAYS. (ii), 21 pages. Limited to 200 copies; THE MYSTERY OF `THE DEATH OF BALDER'. (ii)... READ MORE

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Chatterton, Thomas.

POEMS, SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AT BRISTOL, BY THOMAS ROWLEY AND OTHERS, IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY; THE GREATEST PART NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC COPIES, WITH AN ENGRAVED SPECIMEN OF ONE OF THE MSS.. To Which are Added, a Preface, an Introductory Account of the Several Pieces, and a Glossary.

London: (The Scolar Press, 1973). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), xxvii, 307 pages. Facsimile reprint of the 1777 first edition, second printing. (Rothschild 589; Ashley Library Catalogue Volume 10, p.75 where Wise reproduces the title page facing page 75). With a two page introductory note unique to this printing. Chatterton was born in Bristol in 1752 and died by suicide in his 17th year. Considered to be insane, he nevertheless created a series of forged... READ MORE

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(Wise, Thomas J.). Collins, John.

THE TWO FORGERS, A BIOGRAPHY OF HARRY BUXTON FORMAN & THOMAS JAMES WISE.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, (1992). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 317 pages. First edition. The book forgery of Thomas James Wise, disclosed in 1934 in John Carter and Graham Pollard's An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets, is perhaps the most notorious literary scandal of the 20th century. Wise, a bibliographer and book collector with the highest international reputation, was revealed to be the perpetrator of a stream of forgeries... READ MORE

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Edwards, A.S.G.

NICOLAS BARKER AT EIGHTY: A LIST OF HIS PUBLICATIONS TO MARK HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY IN 2012.

New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 2013. 5.5 x 8.75 inches. paperback. 96 pages. Published in celebration of Nicolas Barker's eightieth birthday, this bibliography serves both as a collection of his writings and as a tribute to one who has inspired so wide and deep affection in so many. Nicolas Barker's first bibliographical articles and reviews appeared in 1959. John Hayward, then the Editor of The Book Collector, was quick... READ MORE

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