Fakes and Forgeries by Sachs, Samuel II - Hardcover

Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute Of Arts. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Brown cloth boards, near pristine, sharp and clean. Protected dustjacket is clean and bright, mild shelf wear to edges. Book is firm in binding, b&w illustrations throughout, many plates, crisp interior. Published to accompany an 1973 exhibit of paintings, furniture, and sculpture at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in which forgeries were compared to the real McCoy. Catalogue compares and contrasts its myriad examples, via b&w plates and text by Samuel Sachs. Free of any markings, not ex-library. .

Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1973. Cloth, [272] pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, July 11 to September 29, 1973. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "'Fakes, Forgeries, and Other Deceptions,' a unique show organized by Samuel Sachs II, acting director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, was exhibited in 1973 and was the first such exhibit of fakes and forgeries by a major museum in over 20 years. The catalogue includes over 240 forgeries and originals in styles from ancient art to the present. Some of the forgeries are so outrageously bad that even an untrained eye can detect the original; but more often the fakes are subtle and convincing, and in these instances modern technology, x-ray analysis, spectroscopic examination, and pigment comparison have… Read More

Minneapolis, MN: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1973. Copyright © 1973 . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): between 6" - 9" tall . Page Numbers: N/A. Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with clean text on crisp and bright pages. Smooth covers. Mildly or minimally shelf worn. Relevant newspaper article or clipping included from previous owner. Dust jacket suffers moderate to extensive wear, with some cuts and tears around places.