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The map thief : the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps

The map thief : the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps

Blanding, Michael, author.
Book 2015

Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief -until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library.The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and...

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Book thefts United States
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Map thefts United States
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ISBN:
9781592409402
9781592408177
Edition:
First trade paperback edition
Description:
xvi, 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (colour) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Selected mapmakers, 1470-1860
The explorer and the thief
Small hope
A new world
Who knows the most wins
Catalog number one
Playing hardball
Upward departure
The battle of Sebec
Missing maps, missing cards
Caught!
The plea
Map quest
Terra incognita
Maps Smiley admitted stealing
Additional maps libraries reported missing
Control Number:
987582
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