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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by Laney Salisbury Publisher Comments The true story of one of the twentieth century's most audacious art frauds Filled with extraordinary characters and told at breakneck speed, Provenance reads like a well-plotted thriller. But this is most certainly not fiction. It is the astonishing... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century (P.S.) by Edward Dolnick Publisher Comments As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of three men and an extraordinary deception: the revered artist Johannes Vermeer; the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him years later; and the con man's mark,... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick Publisher Comments As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of Johannes Vermeer and the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him centuries later. The con man's mark was Hermann Goering, one of the most reviled leaders of... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han Van Meegeren by Jonathan Lopez Publisher Comments It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering in mockery of the Nazis. And... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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I Was Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger by Frank Wynne Publisher Comments Frank Wynnes remarkable book tells the story of Han van Meegeren, a paranoid, drug-addicted, second-rate painter whose Vermeer forgeries made him a secret superstar of the art world—and along the way, it reveals the collusion and ego that, even... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Art Forgery: The History of a Modern Obsession by Thierry Lenain Publisher Comments With the recent advent of technologies that make detecting art forgeries easier, the art world has become increasingly obsessed with verifying and ensuring artistic authenticity. In this unique history, Thierry Lenain examines the genealogy of faking and... (read more) List Price $61.25 Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Scarith of Scornello (04 Edition) by Ingrid D. Rowland Publisher Comments Bored teenager Curzio Inghirami staged perhaps the most outlandish prank of the seventeenth century when he hatched a wild scheme that preyed on the Italian fixation with ancestry by forging an array of ancient Latin and Etruscan documents. Stashing the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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I Was Vermeer by Frank Wynne Publisher Comments A fascinating portrait of the career of master forger Han van Meegeren describes how this troubled, second-rate painter became a secret star of the art world, thanks to his superlative Vermeer forgeries, whose victims included Hermann Gring, after... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $23.08 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The American Leonardo: A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money by John Brewer Publisher Comments In 1919 a returning World War I veteran named Harry Hahn and his French bride attempted to sell what they thought was a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci in New York. Renowned art dealer Sir Joseph Duveen declared the picture-La Belle Ferronni�re-a fake... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.00 Sale - Hardcover
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The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures by Philip Mould Publisher Comments The art world has never seemed quite so treacherous, so beguiling- and so much fun What separates a masterpiece from a piece of junk? Thanks to the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and its American spin-off, everyone is searching garage sales and hunting online... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han Van Meegeren by Jonathan Lopez Publisher Comments It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering, making a mockery of the Nazis... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Irish Game by Matthew Hart Publisher Comments In the crowded annals of art theft, no case has matched - for sheer, criminal panache - the heist at Russborough House in Ireland in May 1986. Though some of this story will be familiar to readers, the way in which it is told is utterly unique, weaving... (read more) Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Fake: The Art of Deception by Mark Jones Publisher Comments What is a fake and why are fakes made? Did the forgers of the Turin Shroud and Piltdown Man have the same motives? Does a famous Vermeer cease to be beautiful when it turns out to be a Van Meegeren? Is the Piranesi Vase an eighteenth-century masterpiece... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper
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False impressions :the hunt for big-time art fakes by Thomas Hoving Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-347) and index.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Art Forgery: The Case of the Lady of Elche by John F Moffitt Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-315) and index.... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $9.98 Used - Trade Paper
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Pictures in Peril by H H Pars Your price: $4.48 Used - Hardcover
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Drawn to Trouble: Confessions of a Master Forger by Eric Hebborn Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Great Dali Art Fraud & Other Art Deceptions by Lee Catterall List Price $22.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Flag on Devils Island by Francis Lagrange Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Great Forgers & Famous Fakes by Charles Hamilton Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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