Rubinstein- Rockwell Heist plus Ringling ephemera - Edina Minnesota 1st print dj

by Bruce Rubenstein

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Furrowed Brow Books presents ... The Rockwell Heist: The extraordinary theft of seven Norman Rockwell paintings and a phony Renoir―and the 20-year chase for their recovery from the Midwest through Europe and South America ISBN:087351890X Author:Rubenstein, Bruce Publisher:Borealis Books Release Date:2013-03-15 Seller Category:Minnesota! Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 260506002 Notes: Rubenstein, Bruce : The Rockwell Heist: The extraordinary theft of seven Norman Rockwell paintings and a phony Renoir―and the 20-year chase for their recovery from the Midwest through Europe and South America. St. Paul : Borealis Books (an imprint of MN Historical Society), 2013. First edition/First impression. Octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's burgundy paper boards, goldenrod cloth spine, gilt lettering to latter. Matte color pictorial dust jacket. Plain white endpapers. [vi], 180, 181-6 blank. B&w photos. Condition notes: a near-fine copy that is downgraded to very good as a result of ephemera tipped in to front free endpaper. One of the subjects of the books (Ron Ringling) added a typed note, affixing it to the ffep, with several clarifications to the text; in addition, Ringling has laid in a four page typed memoir of his relationship with the Norman Rockwell works treated in the text. Otherwise, a tight, clean, unmarked copy. A tangled web of intrigue from St. Louis Park MN to Istanbul and beyond. The ephemeral material adds valuable context. We personall

• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Year: 2013
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780873518901
• Condition: Very Good

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