[Rarebooks] FS: 5 Autograph Reference Books

[Charles Agvent]

1. HAMILTON, Charles. GREAT FORGERS AND FAMOUS FAKES. THE MANUSCRIPT 
FORGERS OF AMERICA AND HOW THEY DUPED THE EXPERTS. New York: Crown 
Publishers, Inc., (1980). First Edition. Excellent reference with more 
than 400 illustrations showing the difference between real and fake. 
Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a sunned spine. (#019884)        $85

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/019884/charles-hamilton/great-forgers-and-famous-fakes-the-manuscript-forgers-of-america-and-how-they-duped-the-experts

2. LANIGAN, W. Neale and CAMNER, James (compilers). FILM AUTOGRAPHS 1894 
- 1941. (Fairview Village, PA & Plainsboro, NJ): W. Neale Lanigan, Jr. 
and La Scala Autographs, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Introduction by 
Charles Hamilton. Illustrated with hundreds of facsimile autographs. 
Useful compendium for early motion picture autographs. Very Good. 
(#019915)        $25

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/019915/w-neale-lanigan-james-camner-compilers/film-autographs-1894-1941

3. LOWENHERZ, David (compiler). A STATELY & PICTURESQUE PROCESSION. Lion 
Heart Autographs Twenty-fifth Anniversary. (New York): (Lion Heart 
Autographs), (2003). First Edition. Folio (9" x 12") in cloth-backed 
boards; 147, (2) pages. A collection of 100 items, all illustrated. 
Price list laid in. Near Fine. (#019934)    $25

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/019934/david-lowenherz-compiler/a-stately-picturesque-procession-lion-heart-autographs-twenty-fifth-anniversary

4. MYERS, Robin & HARRIS, Michael (editors). FAKES AND FRAUDS. VARIETIES 
OF DECEPTION IN PRINT & MANUSCRIPT. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 
(2006). Reprint. Pictorial boards; xii, 144 pages. Includes chapters on 
The Forgery of Printed Documents by Nicolas Barker, Forged Handwriting 
by Tom Davis, and Paper Pirates by Michael Harris, as well as discussion 
of many of the great forgers including Wise, Prokosch, and others. Fine, 
issued without dustwrapper. (#019909)        $25

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/019909/robin-myers-michael-harris/fakes-and-frauds-varieties-of-deception-in-print-manuscript

5. NICKELL, Joe. PEN, INK, & EVIDENCE. A STUDY OF WRITING AND WRITING 
MATERIALS FOR THE PENMAN, COLLECTOR, AND DOCUMENT DETECTIVE. New Castle, 
DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2003. First Edition. Softcover; x, 228 pages. Third 
printing with corrections. Excellent study of writing and writing 
materials for the penman, collector, and document detective, tracing the 
development of writing and its materials from the ancient cuneiform 
tablet to modern historical documents. Essential work for calligraphers, 
archivists, literary historians, and document examiners. Fine. 
(#019908)        $25

https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/019908/joe-nickell/pen-ink-evidence-a-study-of-writing-and-writing-materials-for-the-penman-collector-and-document


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