Torn from their bindings : a story of art, science, and the pillaging of American university libraries
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
364.162 MCDAD
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364.162 MCDAD
1 available
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224) and index.
Description
"In 1980, an antique print dealer was going broke from competition and lack of supply. Then he discovered all the high-quality antique prints he could ever want--for free--on the shelves of American university libraries. Torn from Their Bindings tells the story of Robert Kindred's brazen theft of irreplaceable antique illustrations and maps from academic libraries across the country--a crime spree that left the irredeemable wreck of countless rare books in its wake. Travis McDade's account of Kindred's pillaging and the paper trail that led to his capture unfolds with the drama of a true crime page-turner--whose pages are replete with the particulars of archival treasures, library science, print preservation, and the history bound up in the cultural heritage plundered by Kindred. Along the way we observe the nature and methods of the book thief, defacer of priceless volumes and purveyor of purloined pages, and acquire a wealth of knowledge about the antique prints he favored. Told by an author devoted to the preservation of books, the story is propelled by an informed curiosity and just outrage from its suspenseful opening to its ironic conclusion--the ultimate fate of Kindred's spoils"--,Provided by publisher.
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"In Torn from Their Bindings, Travis McDade tells the story of Robert Kindred, an art dealer who brazenly stole thousands of valuable antique prints from academic libraries during a cross-country crime spree in 1980. Torn from Their Bindings combines elements of true crime and legal history with the history of scientific illustrations and the development of archives and libraries to weave a narrative of the thefts and their legal aftermath together with the story of the etchings, engravings, and lithographs that were their primary victims"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Academic libraries -- Security measures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Art thefts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Book thefts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Books -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Illustrated periodicals -- History.
Kindred, Robert.
Print dealers -- United States -- Biography.
Scientific illustration -- History.
Art thefts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Book thefts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Books -- Mutilation, defacement, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Illustrated periodicals -- History.
Kindred, Robert.
Print dealers -- United States -- Biography.
Scientific illustration -- History.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McDade, T. (2018). Torn from their bindings: a story of art, science, and the pillaging of American university libraries . University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McDade, Travis. 2018. Torn From Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries. University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McDade, Travis. Torn From Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries University Press of Kansas, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McDade, Travis. Torn From Their Bindings: A Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries University Press of Kansas, 2018.
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