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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 45435

COLOPHON, N.S., A Q FOR BKMEN, V.1 N.1.

New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1935. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 159+(1) pages. The first in the New Series. Ruth Shepard Granniss on new books about paper, an article about Alexander Dumas by F.W. Reed, "Fly-specks and Folios," concerning forgeries, by Robert M. Smith, and Randolph G. Adams on early Bibles in America. READ MORE about COLOPHON, N.S., A Q FOR BKMEN, V.1 N.1

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 45398

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

Price: $45.00 save 50% $22.50 Order nr. 118364

(Forgery). Gilreath, James (editor).

THE JUDGMENT OF EXPERTS, ESSAYS AND DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORGING OF THE OATH OF A FREEMAN.

Worchester: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. 7.25 x 10.25 inches. cloth, dust jacket. x, 271 pages. First edition. Contains an anthology of documents and first-hand accounts by Justin Schiller, Marcus McCorison, Robert Mathiesen, and others who represent institutions and individuals that were involved in the story of Mark Hofmann's "Oath of a Freeman" forgery. Illustrated with facsimiles. READ MORE about THE JUDGMENT OF EXPERTS, ESSAYS AND DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORGING OF THE OATH...

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 33764

(Forgery). Gilreath, James.

JUDGMENT OF EXPERTS, ESSAYS AND DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORGING OF THE OATH OF A FREEMAN.

Worchester: American Antiquarian Society, 1991. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 271 pages. First edition. Contains an anthology of documents and first-hand accounts by Justin Schiller, Marcus McCorison, Robert Mathiesen, and others who represent institutions and individuals that were involved in the story of Mark Hofmann's "Oath of a Freeman" forgery. Illustrated with facsimiles. Jacket heavily rubbed. READ MORE about JUDGMENT OF EXPERTS, ESSAYS AND DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORGING OF THE OATH OF A...

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 63363

(Forgery). Nickell, Joe.

PEN, INK, & EVIDENCE: A STUDY OF WRITING AND WRITING MATERIALS FOR THE PENMAN, COLLECTOR, AND DOCUMENT DETECTIVE.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. x, 228 pages. First edition, third printing with corrections. An excellent study of writing and writing materials for the penman, collector, and document detective. The author traces the development of writing and writing materials from the ancient cuneiform tablet to today's historical documents. This work is essential for all calligraphers, archivists, literary historians and document examiners. Over one hundred illustrations. READ MORE about PEN, INK, & EVIDENCE: A STUDY OF WRITING AND WRITING MATERIALS FOR THE PENMAN, COLLECTOR, AND...

Price: $29.95 Order nr. 71215

(Forgery).

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, &C, TOGETHER WITH THE APPROVED COMMUNICATIONS AND EVIDENCE UPON THE SAME, RELATIVE TO THE MODE OF PREVENTING THE FORGERY OF BANK NOTES.

London: Society of Arts, 1819. 8vo. modern paper wrappers with paper cover and spine labels. (iv), 72 pages. First edition (Levis, p.468; Bridson & Wakeman B48; Goldsmith 22503; Kress C. 414). All six plates present. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. An important comment on the prevention of forgery. Contains a number of articles including: one by T.C. Hansard who proposed the use of Diamond type arranged in patterns (including an example plate); by T...... READ MORE about REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, &C, TOGETHER WITH THE APPROVED COMMUNICATIONS...

Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 37893

(Forgery). Taylor, W. Thomas.

TEXFAKE, AN ACCOUNT OF THE THEFT AND FORGERY OF EARLY TEXAS PRINTED DOCUMENTS.

Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991. 7.25 x 10.25 inches. hardcover. xix, 159 pages. First edition. With an introduction by Larry McMurtry. Describes the history and impact of various forged Texas documents. Mr. Taylor, who was instrumental in uncovering the forgeries, includes his own evidence, which made him suspect forgery. The forged and original documents are described in detail. The text includes an up-to-date census of each document as well as plates that illustrate differences..... READ MORE about TEXFAKE, AN ACCOUNT OF THE THEFT AND FORGERY OF EARLY TEXAS PRINTED DOCUMENTS

Price: $39.95 Order nr. 33467

(Fournier, Pierre Simon). Mosley, James.

MODELES DES CARACTERES DE L'IMPRIMERIE ET DES AUTRES CHOSES NECESSAIRES AUDIT ART. NOUVELLEMENT GRAVES. With an Introduction to Pierre Simon Fournier's MODELES ... by James Mosely.

2 volumes.
London, England: Eugrammia Press, 1965. oblong 4to. cloth, paper wrappers, both volumes enclosed in a slipcase. Facsimile of the 1742 manual accompanied by the 20 page introduction. 2 volumes. Printed in an edition limited to 600 copies. Reproduced from the copy in the Printing Library of the St. Bride Institute. Thirty-three plates depict samples of the types cut by Fournier c. 1742, which then appeared in his Manuel Typographique. A consummate artist and craftsman, Fournier..... READ MORE about MODELES DES CARACTERES DE L'IMPRIMERIE ET DES AUTRES CHOSES NECESSAIRES AUDIT ART. NOUVELLEMENT...

Price: $850.00 Order nr. 4119

Foxon, D.F.

THOMAS J. WISE AND THE PRE-RESTORATION DRAMA.

London: The Bibliographical Society, 1959. 6.5 x 9.75 inches. Paperback. 50 pages. This text contains within the details of Thomas J. Wise's theft of a multitude of pages from various plays and dramas that were held at several prestigious libraries and museums across England. These locations include the British Museum, the Ashley Library and the Wrenn Library at Cambridge. Wise's theft of numerous pages from more than 80 different plays and dramas has totaled into..... READ MORE about THOMAS J. WISE AND THE PRE-RESTORATION DRAMA

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104185

Freeman, Arthur.

JULIA ALPINULA, PSEUDO-HEROINE OF HELVETIA: HOW A FORGED RENAISSANCE EPITAPH FOSTERED A NATIONAL MYTH.

London, United Kingdom: Bernard Quaritch, 2015. 8vo. paper wrappers. 72 pages. Julia Alpinula is a legendary Swiss heroine, whose pathetic fate in AD 69 inspired popular historians, dramatists, artists, and poets including an infatuated Byron over a period of more than two hundred years. Her very existence, however, was based entirely on a funerary inscription first published in 1588 and ultimately shown to be a humanist forgery. Julia Alpinula is a fully documented account of..... READ MORE about JULIA ALPINULA, PSEUDO-HEROINE OF HELVETIA: HOW A FORGED RENAISSANCE EPITAPH FOSTERED A NATIONAL...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 127033

Garvey, Nathan.

THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A SPURIOUS AUTHOR; THE BOOK TRADE, AND BOTANY BAY.

Sydney: Hordern House, 2008. 9.5" x 6.5" hardcover. 327 pages. First edition. This book traces the genesis of the Barrington books in rich and evocative detail, offering a compelling account of publishing history in England and on the continent, and displaying the subtle machinations of the book trade in a world without copyright laws. Throughout, The Celebrated George Barrington combines the rigour of book history and bibliographical research with a fresh and engaging style. Of..... READ MORE about THE CELEBRATED GEORGE BARRINGTON: A SPURIOUS AUTHOR; THE BOOK TRADE, AND BOTANY BAY

Price: $49.95 Order nr. 100796

Goldstone, Lawrence and Nancy.

WARMLY INSCRIBED, THE NEW ENGLAND FORGER AND OTHER TALES.

New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, (2001). small 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 215+(1) pages. First edition. The authors of Used and Rare and Slightly Chipped are accompanied by their witty eight-year-old daughter, Emily, as they tour the Library of Congress ("114,000,000 books, so little time"), and entertain us with unorthodox behind-the-scenes looks at the Folger Library and Yale University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Other chapters include The New England Forger, Into..... READ MORE about WARMLY INSCRIBED, THE NEW ENGLAND FORGER AND OTHER TALES

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 65056

Havens, Earle [ed.].

FAKES, LIES, AND FORGERIES.

Rare Books and Manuscripts from the Arthur and Janet Freeman Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection
Baltimore: The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University, (2016). 9.2 x 11.625 inches. paperback. 140 pages. Rare Books and Manuscripts from the Arthur and Janet Freeman Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection. Second edition, revised, of this exhibition catalogue, undertaken after the initial print run of 500 copies of the first edition (2014) sold out by popular demand. This revised edition includes substantive changes in the front matter and initial chapter overview of the collection that have been informed..... READ MORE about FAKES, LIES, AND FORGERIES

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 129201

Hilton, Ordway.

SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS.

(New York: Elsevier North Holland, Inc., 1982). 8vo. paper covered boards. xv, (v), 424 pages. Revised edition. Illustrated. Covers rubbed and corners bumped. READ MORE about SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS

Price: $85.00 save 20% $68.00 Order nr. 126856

(Illuminated Manuscripts).

ORE MEDICI ROTHSCHILD.

Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary
Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2011. small 8vo. full velvet, all edges gilt, metal book casing, enamel designs, leather slipcase. 235, 223 pages. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. Towards 1485, Lorenzo de 'Medici commissioned the most successful miniature painters of Florence for which they were to create three luxurious Books of Hours to be allocated to his daughters as wedding presents. Of these little books, the first, now housed in Monaco, was given to Lucretia, who..... READ MORE about ORE MEDICI ROTHSCHILD

Price: $11,500.00 Order nr. 108859

Ireland, William Henry.

CONFESSIONS OF WILLIAM HENRY IRELAND, CONTAINING THE PARTICULARS OF HIS FABRICATION OF THE SHAKESPEARE MANUSCRIPTS; TOGETHER WITH ANECDOTES AND OPINIONS OF MANY DISTINGUISHED PERSONS IN THE LITERARY, POLITICAL, AND THEATRICAL WORLD. With an Introduction by Richard Grant White.

New York: Burt Franklin, (1969). 8vo. cloth. Frontispiece; xxxviii, 317, (18) pages. Reprint of the 1874 edition. READ MORE about CONFESSIONS OF WILLIAM HENRY IRELAND, CONTAINING THE PARTICULARS OF HIS FABRICATION OF THE...

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(Ireland, William Henry). Hyde, Mary Crapo.

SHAKESPEARE, JR.

Philadelphia: (privately printed), 1946. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 85-96. Reprinted from To Doctor R. Mary Hyde writes about the Shakespeare forger, William Henry Ireland and bases her talk on manuscript material in the possession of Rosenbach. READ MORE about SHAKESPEARE, JR

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 77156

Landon, Richard; Marie E. Korey (editor).

A LONG WAY FROM THE ARMSTRONG BEER PARLOUR - A LIFE IN RARE BOOKS: ESSAYS BY RICHARD LANDON.

With an Introduction by Marie Elena Korey
New Castle, DE and Toronto: Oak Knoll Press and The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 2014. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 440 pages. With an Introduction by Marie Elena Korey. "It was at heart Landon's hard work and connections that turned the Fisher Library into the world-class rare book and manuscript collection that it is today... These essays are exactly what polite essays should be: full of recondite information attractively expressed, and somehow..... READ MORE about A LONG WAY FROM THE ARMSTRONG BEER PARLOUR - A LIFE IN RARE BOOKS: ESSAYS BY RICHARD LANDON

Price: $49.95 Order nr. 122162

Landon, Richard.

LITERARY FORGERIES AND MYSTIFICATIONS: AN EXHIBITION.

(Toronto, Canada): Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 2003. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 79+(1) pages. Produced to celebrate and honour the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Pre-Conference held in Toronto 17 to 20 June 2003, on the theme "TRUE/FALSE: Facsimiles, Fakes, Forgeries, and Issues of Authenticity in Special Collections" the exhibition covers various aspects of literary forgery (and one 'real' forgery) from Richard Bentley and the Epistles of Phalaris to the inventions of..... READ MORE about LITERARY FORGERIES AND MYSTIFICATIONS: AN EXHIBITION

Price: $16.00 Order nr. 126999

Libri, Guglielmo.

LETTRE A M. DE FALLOUX, MINISTRE DE L’INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE ET DES CULTES, CONTENAT LE RÉCIT D’UNE ODIEUSE PERSÉCUTION ET LE JUGEMENT PORTÉ SUR CETTE PERSÉCUTION PAR LES HOMMES LES PLUS COMPÉTENTS ET LE PLUS CONSIDÉRABLE DE L’EUROPE: SUIVIE D’UN GRAND NOMBRE DE DOCUMNETS RELATIFS AUX SPOLIATIONS QUI ONT EU LIEU, A DIFFÉRENTES ÉPOQUES, DANS LES BIBLIOTHÈQUES ET LES ARCHIVES DE LA FRANCE. DEUXIÈME ÉDITION.

Paris: Paulin, 1849. 8vo. original printed paper wrappers with more modern paper covered spine. xvi, 327 pages. Second edition. A large mass of supposed evidence that showed Libri to be innocent of stealing books and manuscripts from French libraries. Reprints correspondence and newspaper accounts pertaining to the case. He is now known to be guilty. Slightly damp stained. READ MORE about LETTRE A M. DE FALLOUX, MINISTRE DE L’INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE ET DES CULTES, CONTENAT LE RÉCIT...

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 80394

(Long Island Book Collectors).

JOURNAL OF THE LONG ISLAND BOOK COLLECTORS, TWENTY FIVE YEARS, 1966-1991, NO. 5.

Edited by Carol Meyerson and Evert Volkersz.
Rockville Centre: Long Island Book Collectors, 1993. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 158 pages. Edited by Carol Meyerson and Evert Volkersz. Divided into four sections each containing a number of articles. The first section gives a history of the club and contains biography of various departed members. The second section has seven essays on book collecting; the third section is on collecting illustrated books and the fourth section deals with specialty book collecting. With articles..... READ MORE about JOURNAL OF THE LONG ISLAND BOOK COLLECTORS, TWENTY FIVE YEARS, 1966-1991, NO. 5

Price: $12.50 Order nr. 39013

Madan, Falconer.

BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1920. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xv, 208 pages. Second edition, revised. With 8 plates. Includes a long chapter on literary forgeries. Label rubbed. READ MORE about BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 9694

Madan, Falconer.

BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE.

New York: Empire State Book Company, 1927. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xv, 208 pages. Second U.S. impression of the second edition, revised. With 8 plates. Includes a long chapter on literary forgeries. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about BOOKS IN MANUSCRIPT, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THEIR STUDY AND USE

Price: $12.50 Order nr. 102745

(Miniature Books). Burns, Robert.

POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT.

(Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1987). miniature book (6.4 x 4.6 cm). dark blue leather stamped in silver, marbled endpapers, inserted in plastic box with red felt lining and printed title on leaf. (iv), 240 pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the publisher, Ian Macdonald. Facsimile reprint in miniature of this famous book. With the miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on the front pastedown. READ MORE about POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 117421

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