Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation Of Documents

Nickell, Joe

ISBN 10: 0813119537 / ISBN 13: 9780813119533

Edité par Univ Press of Kentucky, Lexington KY, 1996

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First edition 1996, first printing. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ. Condition new, square tight and crisp book, no names no underlinings no highlights no edgewear, Not bent page corners, Not a reminder "Brown & Brumsfield Not For Resale" stamp on front endpaper. DJ new, bright and shiny, no tears no chips no edgewear, Not clipped. 8vo, 228 pages with b/w illustrations and including notes, recommended works and index. N° de réf. du libraire 003625

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Titre : Detecting Forgery: Forensic Investigation Of...

Éditeur : Univ Press of Kentucky, Lexington KY

Date d'édition : 1996

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat du livre :As New

Etat de la jaquette : As New

Edition : 1st Edition

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Synopsis :

Detecting Forgery Clifford Irving's "autobiography" of Howard Hughes. Han Van Meegeren's brilliant reproductions of Jan Vermeer's seventeenth-century paintings. The sensational Mormon papers of document dealer Mark Hoffman. All were important discoveries - until, that is, the tools of forensic investigation revealed each to be a remarkable work of forgery that would send the worlds of literature, art, and history reeling.In a book that's as difficult to put down as a good mystery, Joe Nickell explores the world of questioned documents. He reveals the mission of forensic sleuths and their often nearly impossible tasks: to detect forged handwritings, uncover alterations in ...