- Paperback: 228 pages
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky; New Ed edition (31 May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0813191254
- ISBN-13: 978-0813191256
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 14.6 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 670,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Detecting Forgery reveals the complete arsenal of forensic techniques used to detect forged handwriting and alterations in documents and to identify the authorship of disputed writings. Joe Nickell looks at famous cases such as Clifford Irving's "autobiography" of Howard Hughes and the Mormon papers of document dealer Mark Hofmann, as well as cases involving works of art. Detecting Forgery is a fascinating introduction to the growing field of forensic document examination and forgery detection.
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"The author's expertise in historical documents is unmistakably evident throughout this book. One I began reading, I found it hard to put down. . . . Those with investigative minds who are drawn to the challenge of unraveling mysteries will not be disappointed." -Journal of Questioned Document Examination
"Forgeries are a bane to collectors, historians, academic and financial institutions, archivists, and the authorities. . . . After reading this book, those of us who still handwrite their personal documents will never look at them casually again." -AB Bookman's Weekly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a realy interesting book, although it can be technical in places. It sets out the many ways of detection with clear examples for the most part, if your interested in this subject you will enjoy this book.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Wants to be deep but is not
21 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover
Joe Nickell is an excellent researcher and has found many interesting aspects of document examination to write about. He is not, however, a document examiner. As a result he includes an interesting history but he only mentions the new techniques. The book is recommended for those who want to know what goes on in the broad field of forensic document examination but is far short of being a guide for detecting forgery.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Detecting Forgery
1 Dec 1999
Format:Hardcover
This book is a fairly in depth study into the history and current practice of forensic study of written materials. It is a bit broad for modern use of law enforcement investigations but has some good information. For the price and information provided it's a good investment.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Excellent starting point - signed, William Shakespeare
5 Jun 2001
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I agree with the other two reviewers that this work is not a comprehensive treatise on the subject of detecting forgery. However, it does give beginners (like me) a good place to start. It is clearly written and broad (if not deep) in coverage. I would call this book "workmanlike" and "solid." If I were a writer of mystery novels, this would be a good reference for this area of criminal(?) activity. The small section on the autopen especially intrigued me (hint: don't buy John F. Kennedy autographed documents). The bibliography in the back is its greatest asset if you want to pursue the topic of forgery to a deeper level. Our interlibrary loan people are going to be hustling for years as I track down some of the sources Nickell cites in this book.
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