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The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby's-Christie's Auction House Scandal
de Mason, Christopher
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399150935
- ISBN 13
- 9780399150937
- Librería
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. ix, 406 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Dust jacket, with a small corner crease/back flap, protected in a mylar book cover. "The Art of the Steal tells the story of several larger-than-life figures - the billionaire tycoon Alfred Taubman; the most powerful woman in the art world, Dede Brooks; and the wily British executive Christopher Davidge - who conspired to cheat their clients out of millions of dollars. It offers an unprecedented look inside this secretive, glamorous, gold-plated industry, describing just how Sotheby's and Christie's grew from clubby, aristocratic businesses into slick international corporations. And it shows how the groundwork for the most recent illegal activities was laid decades before the perpetrators were caught by federal prosecutors. / Christopher Mason is a contributor to the New York Times and New York magazine. He writes frequently on the worlds of art, society, fashion, and design." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
Sinopsis
The Art of the Steal tells the story of several larger-than-life figures - the billionaire tycoon Alfred Taubman; the most powerful woman in the art world, Dede Brooks; and the wily British executive Christopher Davidge - who conspired to cheat their clients out of millions of dollars. It offers an unprecedented look inside this secretive, glamorous, gold-plated industry, describing just how Sotheby's and Christie's grew from clubby, aristocratic businesses into slick international corporations. And it shows how the groundwork for the most recent illegal activities was laid decades before the perpetrators were caught by federal prosecutors.
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- LEFT COAST BOOKS
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 094291
- Título
- The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby's-Christie's Auction House Scandal
- Autor
- Mason, Christopher
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0399150935
- ISBN 13
- 9780399150937
- Editorial
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
- Tamaño
- 8vo
- Catálogos del vendedor
- American / 6. Late Modern, 1945-1999; Art Market; American / 7. Contemporary, 2000-; Art Crime;
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