![Antique Fakes & Their Detection (first printing) Guide to Art Forgery & Black Market Yates, Raymond F. [Very Good] [Hardcover]](https://r.kelkoo.com/resize.php?country=ca&merchantId=100567270&categoryId=5101&trackingId=96985762&width=auto&height=auto&image=https%3A%2F%2Fpictures.abebooks.com%2Finventory%2F30976438572.jpg&sign=CHPct1uTkTrwkbJEpPUEAWQxJ9TlE0wVGOUFMT9cmi0-)
Harper & Brothers. New York. 1950. First Edition stated, first printing. Book is tight and clean. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Endpapers are clean and bright. Light blue cloth shows toning along edges. Shelf-rubbing to cloth tips. original DJ with $3.50 price intact on flap. DJ shows small chip at crown, tiny chips at folds with rubbing. 1.5 inch chip at foot. An uncommon first printing in original DJ. Antique Fakes & Their Detection ironically has become a go-to as a guide for art forgers, with a chapter dedicated just to the black markets that make a market for these pieces.
