ISBN: 9781884718519 - the prince of forgers (17 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. A clean, bright copy. ; 8vo.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Clean, crisp, bright; no owners' marks; as new. xiii, 202pp. incl. index.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. A nice, clean copy. ; 8vo ; 202 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book looks new. Nice dust jacket. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. as NEW copy in jacket.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st. (USA) 1st English language edition; the book was originally ublished in France in 1870. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, xiv, 202pp, index, frontis and four B&W illus. Vrain-Lucas was trained as a law clerk, but by 1854 he had begun to forge historical documents, especially letters. He began by using writing material and self-made inks from the appropriate period and forged mainly documents from French authors. He collected historical details from the Imperial library. As his forgeries became more readily accepted, he began to produce letters from historical figures. In 1861 Vrain-Lucas approached French mathematician and collector Michel Chasles and sold him forged letters of Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton and Blaise Pascal. In one of them Pascal supposedly claimed that he had discovered the laws of gravity before Newton. Since this would have meant that a Frenchman had stated these laws before an Englishman, Chasles accepted the letter and asked for more. The anachronisms contained in the forgeries unmasked Vrain-Lucas as a forger. This book has a biography of Vrain-Lucas and transcripts from the Trial. (1.9 JM HOQ 100/a5 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".…

Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket 1st Am. Ed Cloth Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:09:07 PM.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First English Edition (translated from French). 8vo. 216 pp. Ships fast with tracking.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first English Language edition/first printing housed in an equally unblemished dust-jacket; Prince of Forgers is the story of a young man who leaves his home in Hungary in search of a better life. He finds himself in New York City, where he becomes involved in the art of forging documents. Despite the dangers and difficulties, he is able to make a life for himself and his family.; 8vo; 202 pages.…

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Thus. 8vo. Frontis., xiii, 202 pp., illus. Translated from the French by Joseh Rosenblum. Foreword by John Lewis. The story of Vrain Lucas who created over 27,000 literary forgeries. First English language edition. Oiginally published in 1870.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Light wear to the sleeved dust jacket. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.