Thieves of Book Row : New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and the Man Who Stopped It.
McDade, Travis.
Thieves of Book Row : New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and the Man Who Stopped It. - New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013. - 1 online resource (229 pages)
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 i.
9780199922666 0199922667 9780199922673 (electronic bk.) 0199922675 (electronic bk.)
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 --Manuscripts.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 --Library resources.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
New York Public Library--History--20th century.
New York Public Library.
1900-1999
Rare books--History--20th century.
Thieves--Literary collections.
Art thefts--New York (State)--New York.
Rare books--New York (State)--New York.
Livres rares--Histoire--20e siècle.
Voleurs--Anthologies.
Vol d'objets d'art--New York (État)--New York.
Livres rares--New York (État)--New York.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.
Art thefts.
Library resources.
Rare books.
Thieves.
New York (State)--New York.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Literary collections.
Manuscripts.
Z1029
364.1628002097471
Thieves of Book Row : New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and the Man Who Stopped It. - New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013. - 1 online resource (229 pages)
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 i.
9780199922666 0199922667 9780199922673 (electronic bk.) 0199922675 (electronic bk.)
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 --Manuscripts.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 --Library resources.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
New York Public Library--History--20th century.
New York Public Library.
1900-1999
Rare books--History--20th century.
Thieves--Literary collections.
Art thefts--New York (State)--New York.
Rare books--New York (State)--New York.
Livres rares--Histoire--20e siècle.
Voleurs--Anthologies.
Vol d'objets d'art--New York (État)--New York.
Livres rares--New York (État)--New York.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.
Art thefts.
Library resources.
Rare books.
Thieves.
New York (State)--New York.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Literary collections.
Manuscripts.
Z1029
364.1628002097471