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Harrison-Moore, Abigail.

Title Fraud, fakery and false business [electronic resource] : rethinking the Shrager versus Dighton 'old furniture case' / Abigail Harrison Moore.

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London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	223 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-215) and index.
Contents	The emperor's new clothes : Adolph Shrager -- 'Make us rich' : Dighton and Co. and the market for furniture -- 'The Faker's bible' : Percy MacQuoid, Herbert Cescinsky and the role of the 'expert' -- 'Disputed fragments' : Shrager's collection of 'fine furniture' -- 'Et tu brute?' the verdict.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Shrager, Adolph.
	Dighton, B. L. (Basil Lewis) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
	Trials (Fraud) -- Great Britain.
	Antiques -- Forgeries -- Great Britain.
	Furniture -- Purchasing -- Great Britain.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9781441115751 (hbk.)
	1441115757 (hbk.)
	9781441178503 (electronic bk.)