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5.0 out of 5 stars Joe Nickell is one of our Favorite Writers!
"Is that autographed baseball you treasure real or fake? How do you tell the difference? Joe Nickell scores again in exposing fraud. Even better than "Antiques Road Show."
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but superficial
This is a simplified overview of some of the investigative methods and scientific techniques used to determine whether documents and artifacts are antique or fake. None of the science is explained in any detail -- the book is not, in fact, greatly informative; Nickell is more investigator than scientist -- but the accounts of particular cases he has handled are...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but superficial, December 25, 2010
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This is a simplified overview of some of the investigative methods and scientific techniques used to determine whether documents and artifacts are antique or fake. None of the science is explained in any detail -- the book is not, in fact, greatly informative; Nickell is more investigator than scientist -- but the accounts of particular cases he has handled are interesting.
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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Joe Nickell is one of our Favorite Writers!, July 9, 2009
This review is from: Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication (Hardcover)
"Is that autographed baseball you treasure real or fake? How do you tell the difference? Joe Nickell scores again in exposing fraud. Even better than "Antiques Road Show."
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Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication
Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication by Joe Nickell (Hardcover - June 9, 2009)
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