| Description |
xi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-210) and index. |
| Contents |
The antics of the leading industrials -- The accumulated wisdom -- A purloined Poe -- Scholarship and investigation -- The Boston scene -- Someone qualified as a bookman -- The people of the state of New York and their dignity -- That's the end of the rare book. |
| Summary |
No one had ever tried a caper like this before. The goods were kept in a secure room under constant scrutiny, deep inside a crowded building with guards at the exits. The team picked for the job included two old hands known only as Paul and Swede, but all depended on a fresh face, a kid from Pinetown, North Carolina. In the Depression, some fellows were willing to try anything--even a heist in the rare book room of the New York Public Library. In Thieves of Book Row, Travis McDade tells the gripping tale of the worst book-theft ring in American history, and the intrepid detective who brought it down. |
| Subject |
Rare books -- History -- 20th century.
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Thieves -- Literary collections.
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Art thefts -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Rare books -- New York (State) -- New York.
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New York Public Library -- History -- 20th century.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Manuscripts.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Library resources.
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| ISBN |
9780199922666 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
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0199922667 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
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