Torn from their bindings : a story of art, science, and the pillaging of American university libraries /

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"In 1980, an antique print dealer was going broke from competition and lack of supply. Then he discovered all the high-quality antique prints he could ever want--for free--on the shelves of American university libraries. Torn from Their Bindings tells the story of Robert Kindred's brazen t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDade, Travis (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2018.
Temas:
Kindred, Robert.
1900-1999
Book thefts > United States > History > 20th century.
Art thefts > United States > History > 20th century.
Print dealers > United States > Biography.
Academic libraries > Security measures > United States > History > 20th century.
Books > Mutilation, defacement, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Scientific illustration > History.
Illustrated periodicals > History.
Vol de livres > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Vol d'objets d'art > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Marchands d'estampes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Bibliothèques universitaires > États-Unis > Sécurité > Mesures > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Livres > Mutilation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Illustration scientifique > Histoire.
Magazines (Publications) > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > 21st Century.
Academic libraries > Security measures.
Art thefts.
Book thefts.
Books > Mutilation, defacement, etc.
Illustrated periodicals.
Print dealers.
Scientific illustration.
United States.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
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  • That meanest of all thieves
  • The Texas scene
  • Setting out
  • Among a kindred nation
  • A homecoming of sorts
  • You have to make a buck wherever you can
  • Contains numerous color prints
  • Any and all interest
  • The last full measure
  • Rare, lovely, and of obvious interest to collectors.

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