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Maps have long elicited a special fascination -- both as practical tools and as beautiful works of art. But to collectors the map trade can be cutthroat, with quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. This is the story of antiquarian map dealer E. Forbes Smiley, who for years doubled as a map thief until he was finally arrested for slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library.
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Book thefts, Map thefts, Map dealers, Map industry and trade, Criminals, united states, Criminals, biography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Large type books, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Criminals & Outlaws, General, Bokstölder, Stöld, Kartor, Säljare, nyt:travel=2015-07-12, New York Times bestsellerPeople
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Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed, Rare Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
2015, Penguin Publishing Group
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1592409407 9781592409402
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The map thief: the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps
2014, Gotham Books
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The map thief: the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps
2014, Thorndike Press
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Originally published: New York, NY : Gotham Books, [2014].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-504).
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