John Carter (author)

John Carter (died 1975) was an English author and Vice-President of the Bibliographical Society. His 1934 exposé, "An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets", co-written with author Graham Pollard, exposed the antique book forgery scheme of Harry Forman, the distinguished executive editor of Keats and Shelley publishers, and Thomas J. Wise, one of the world's most prominent book collectors. Forman and Wise's crimes are generally regarded as one of the most notorious literary scandals of the 20th century. [Collins, John, "Two Forgers: A Biography of Harry Buxton Forman and Thomas James Wise", Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Del., 1992. ISBN 0-85967-754-0]

elected Works

*" [http://www.ilab.org/services/abcforbookcollectors.php ABC for Book Collectors] ". 8th ed. edited by Nicolas Barker. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press; London: British Library, 2004 ISBN 0-7123-4822-0 (British Library) ISBN 1-58456-112-2 (Oak Knoll); a classic, first published in 1952.
*"Taste and Technique in Book-collecting, with an Epilogue". Pinner, Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 1970 (The Sandars Lectures in Bibliography, 1947). ISBN 0-900002-30-1
*"Binding Variants in English Publishing: 1820-1900", London: Constable & Co.; New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1932.

Footnotes

Other References

*Dickinson, Donald C., "John Carter: The Taste & Technique of a Bookman", Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Del., 2004. ISBN 1-58456-137-8