315 pages. This is the first biographical and critical study of one of the most famous series of forgeries in British literary history. Wise was a self-made man who amassed a fortune and assembled the Ashley Library, one of the finest private libraries in England, later acquired by the British Library. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in red cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. No dust jacket.

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Title

Forging Ahead: The True Story of the Upward Progress of Thomas James Wise

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G. P. Putnam's Son's

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1939

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Hardcover

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First Edition.

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