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Goldberg's Angel
An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
by Dan Hofstadter
ISBN: 0374105073
ISBN-13: 9780374105075
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published date: 1994
Size: 6.25 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 241
Publisher's Notes
This book relates the adventures of a Midwestern art dealer who, on a trip to Europe, bought four rare Early Christian mosaics, including one luminous depiction of an angel with which she fell in love. It is also the work of a writer telling his own story - a writer who, as he tried to explore the shady side of the lawsuit brought by the Republic of Cyprus against Peg Goldberg for the return of the mosaics, found himself drawn into a bizarre underworld where antiquities are bought, sold, stolen, smuggled, and disowned. In Indianapolis, Peg Goldberg lost possession of her angel, yet the plaintiff's victory only deepened the mysteries. In Amsterdam, Munich, Vienna, and Cyprus, where Dan Hofstadter tried to chase down the facts ("I couldn't find people, they couldn't find me, we fixed appointments somewhere in a vast night filled with the fragrance of jasmine, radios wailing lovesick balladry, murmurous tides of chatter and laughter"), he was told amazing half-truths by picturesque characters in odd situations. It grew harder and harder to answer the most basic questions: . How had the plundered mosaics come on the market? Why did government authorities seem so ignorant of smugglers operating under their noses, and American museums seem so curiously well informed? Had a flamboyant Dutch middleman cut a deal on the side? Who was the Serbian "engineer" who called himself Benjamin and knew so much? And was the unseen Turk who had sold Peg the angel really a state archaeologist, or was he several people, or nobody at all? Goldberg's Angel - part legal thriller, part mystery, part hilarious chronicle of wildly complicated monkeyshines - celebrates the unaccountable beauty and power of the arttreasures we daily buy and sell. More, it revels in the dark comedy of our eternal need to embellish, distort, and sidestep the truth.
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Goldberg's Angel: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Dan Hofstadter
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T). Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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GOLDBERG'S ANGEL: AN ADVENTURE IN THE ANTIQUITIES TRADE
Hofstadter, Dan
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1994. Near fine (unread--and some uncut pages--marred only by small creases at top and bottom of spine) in very good- dust jacket (rubbed and soiled). Fascinating true story of the mystery and intrigue surrounding the sale of a mosaic from Cyprus.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel, An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1994. 1994. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition. 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. ISBN:0-374-10507-3. 241 pages. Interior - flawless condition. The boards and spine, as well as the DJ, are well-preser ved w/ only a very small amount of edgewear. ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
Farrar Straus Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. book has tiny tear to bottom edge of front cover, light edgewear; DJ has light soiling, light shelfwear, flap edges very lightly toned . ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994 AN/AN. *MINT CONDITION* Tight, straight, stiff (rarely opened!) spine. Beautiful glossy dust jacket with no rips, tearing, chipping, or creases. Pristine interior with no writing, markings, or dogears. *GIFT QUALITY!*. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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GOLDBERG'S ANGEL an Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
HOFSTADER, Dan
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994 Boards, 241pp. This is an account of the trail of Peg Goldberg an antique dealer who bought four early Christain mosaics, and was charged in a lawsuit brought by the Republic of Cyprus for the plunder of cultural property. No markings, Fine in unclipped Fine Dj. (1.6 JM FO 7/6. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. Pages are tight, bright & clean. Binding firm with slight cock, sewn signatures. BLACK MARKS ON EDGES & FLYLEAFS. If needed for reference, research, analysis, dissertation or just enjoyment this is the one. No conspicuous wear, other than that mentioned. Shelve presentable. Jacket in crystal-clear polyester protector. . Stated First Edition. Cloth Spine Hard Cover. Good Very Plus Plus/Very Good Price Intact. 8 1/2 X 5 3/4. Ex-Library. ( more information)
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GOLDBERG'S ANGEL
Hofstader, Dan
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. Near-fine (sm red remainder mark on bottom edge, else fine), in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.. ISBN: 0374105073. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. CULTURAL PROPERTY PROTECTION CYPRUS ANTIQUITIES ICONS MOSAICS ART DESIGN DECORATIVE LAW INTELLECTUAL RELIGION GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCE ARCHAEOLOGY. ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. VG. Shelfwear. Square./VG. Stain to inside DJ by lower cloth spine.. Octavo. Quarter-cloth boards. "...part legal thriller, part mystery, part hilarious chronicle of wildly complicated monkeyshines..." Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel : An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1994. New York, NY Farrer, Straus & Giroux 1994. Very Good/Very Good ISBN 0-374-10507-3.This extraordinary book relates the adventures of a Midwestern art dealer who, on a trip to Europe, bought four rare Early Christian mosaics, including one luminous depiction of an angel with which she fell in love.. ISBN: 0374105073. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CULTURAL PROPERTY PROTECTION CYPRUS ANTIQUITIES ICONS MOSAICS ART DESIGN DECORATIVE LAW INTELLECTUAL RELIGION GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCE ARCHAEOLOGY. ( more information)
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GOLDBERG'S ANGEL An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Near Fine in Fine+ dust jacket 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition hardcover in dust jacket. This is a very bright, tight, and clean hardcover book without any marks or writings, but with a faintly bumped corner. The unclipped dust jacket is equally bright and clean. Promoted as part thriller, part mystery, part hilarious. ; 8vo . ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel
Hofstadter,Dan
New York: Farrar,Strauss & Giroux, 1994 Well written account of the elusive underworld of the antiquities trade - and the story of the theft of Byzantine mosaics from thee church of Kanarakia in Cyprus. . 1st.US Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel
Dan Hofstadter
NY: Farrar Straus, 1994 First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Goldberg's Angel: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade
Hofstadter, Dan
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994 ix, 241 pp.; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First Edition." Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible. ( more information)
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