Simon Worrall

The Poet and the Murderer. A true Story of Verse, Violence and the Art of Forgery : Mark Hofmann.

London: Fourth Estate, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good Condition / Very Good Condition. Item #376023
ISBN: 1841155861

Simon Worralls The Poet and the Murderer traces the extraordinary case of Mark Hofmann, the gifted forger whose counterfeit literary and historical documents, most famously a forged Emily Dickinson poem, helped conceal a trail of deception, violence, and murder. Blending true crime narrative with bibliographical investigation, Worrall follows the creation of the forgeries, the collectors and institutions they fooled, and the unraveling of Hofmann's schemes after the deadly bombings in Salt Lake City. The book offers a compelling study of ambition, fraud, and the fragile trust on which the world of rare books and manuscripts depends. 16 pages, 320 pages. Original boards, gilt lettered, with mildly worn dustwrapper. Size: 13 x 19 cms. Category: Varied Books; Books on Books; New Arrivals. ISBN: 1841155861. ISBN/EAN: 9781841155869. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost.

Keywords: BZDB395 Varied Books; Books on Books; New Arrivals. Unbranded ISBN: 1841155861 EAN: 9781841155869 Simon Worrall The Poet and the Murderer. A true Story of Verse, Violence and the Art of Forgery : Mark Hofmann.

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