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Three on Fakes, Fraud & Forgery:

“Paintings: Genuine. Fraud. Fake. Modern Methods of Examining Paintings” 
- By R.H. Marijnissen. Published in Brussels by Elsevier in 1985. 
"Anyone involved in the world of painting, whether amateur or 
professional, is faced with the problem of authenticity and in times 
like ours, in which the prices of works of art have risen to dizzying 
heights, it is tempting to try to pass off fakes, which is not to say 
that such practice is anything new. R.H. Marinjnissen, long associated 
with the famous Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique/Koninklijk 
Institut voor het Kuntstpartrimonium in Brussels, provides both the 
layman and the expert with an exhaustive series of criteria by which a 
judgment about a painting can be made. His observations are confined to 
the painting of the Low Countries, with which he is thoroughly 
conversant." Hardcover. 8"x10.5", 415 pages, color and black & white 
illustrations, dust jacket. The dust jacket has some light wear and 
soil. The book itself has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and 
nice, with a tight binding. $25

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“L'Art de Reconnaitre les Fraudes -Peinture, Sculpture, Gravure, 
Meubles, Dentelles, Ceramique, etc.” By Emile Bayard. Published in Paris 
by R. Roger et F. Chernoviz in 1920. 2nd edition. An exceptionally 
interesting book covering frauds and fakes in painting, sculpture, 
prints, furniture, ceramics, lace, metalworks, and other decorative 
arts. Part of the "Guide Pratique de l'Amateur et du Collectionneur 
d'Art"; Bayard wrote a number of the books in this series, covering art 
and decorative arts of various periods. He was an Inspecteur au 
Ministere des Beaux Arts. Limp cloth covers; publisher's brick-red cloth 
with an inset decoration of the Tiara of Saitapharnes and white titles; 
4.5"x7", 326+ pages, 115 black & white illustrations. The covers have 
some wear and soil. The book interior has some minor soil, and the pages 
are age-browned. The hinges are cracked and loose. $25

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“The "Fake" Installment Business” By Henry R. Mussey. Published in New 
York by The University Settlement Society in 1903. "Being an outline of 
its development, an account of the revival of imprisonment for debt and 
of the other outrages practiced by dealers under cover of the law, 
together with suggestions for the destruction of the 'fake' trade". A 
study of the so-called "fake" trade -a trade which, according to the 
author, flourished exclusively in New York's East Side Italian immigrant 
community. Poor immigrants were sold "gewgaws" and jewelry at 
"outrageously inflated" prices, often 10 to 20 times what the objects 
were worth, and signed a draconian contract for installment payments. 
The corrupt dealer then arranged for them to miss a payment and would 
immediately demand full payment of the balance. If the immigrant could 
not borrow enough from friends to pay, a corrupt policeman would arrest 
him, at which point he would either pay up or be sent to what amounted 
to debtors prison until his friends and family finally settled the bill. 
The author also includes proposed legislation to correct this scam. This 
study was reprinted in 1936, and neither printing is common, although 
the text can now be found online. Softcover. 5.5"x9", 45 [1] pages. A 
poor copy, ex-institutional, completely disbound with the pages and 
front cover all loose, and rear cover missing. In addition the paper is 
very brittle and the pages and cover are chipping. For all this, a very 
scarce item in any condition. $25

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