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True stories of criminals in the rare book world, library thefts, and forgeries.

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1		A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes 4.04 avg rating — 2,286 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps by Michael Blanding (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 3,881 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 14,501 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 895 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare: A Tale of Forgery and Folly by Doug Stewart 3.88 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel 3.24 avg rating — 4,463 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Book Thief: The True Crimes of Daniel Spiegelman by Travis McDade (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 232 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime by Miles Harvey (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 2,880 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Thieves of Book Row: New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and the Man Who Stopped It by Travis McDade (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		A Galileo Forgery: Unmasking the New York Sidereus Nuncius (Galileo's O, 3) by Unknown really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Shakespeare Thefts: In Search of the First Folios by Eric Rasmussen (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 429 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Bluffing Texas Style: The Arsons, Forgeries, and High-Stakes Poker Capers of Rare Book Dealer Johnny Jenkins by Michael Vinson 3.64 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Torn from Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries by Travis McDade (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Disappearing Ink: The Insider, the FBI, and the Looting of the Kenyon College Library by Travis McDade (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		American Animals: A True Crime Memoir by Eric Borsuk (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 358 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Texfake: An Account of the Theft and Forgery of Early Texas Printed Documents by W. Thomas Taylor 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders by Linda Sillitoe 3.89 avg rating — 474 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Judgment of Experts by James N. Gilreath (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 4 voters · list created October 8th, 2014 by Emi (votes) .

Tags: crime, libraries, rare-books

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