THE FAKE'S PROGRESS. Being the Cautionary History of the Master Painter & Simulator Tom Keating as Recounted with the Utmost Candour & without Fear or Favor to Mr. Frank Norman. Together with a Dissertation upon the Traffic in Works of Art by Mrs. Geraldine Norman.
London: Hutchinson, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good+ condition / Very good+ condition (DJ). Item #019833
ISBN: 0091294207
272 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Minor soiling to the closed page edges, but the text is clean and unmarked. Contains 15 illustrations. The work by Frank Norman, entitled "Art Trading and Art Faking" is contained in pages 197-262, with Keating's own account of his Sexton Blakes listed from pages 262-272. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition.
Price: $100.00