"New York (Etats-Unis)" . . . . "History"@en . . . "History" . . . . . . "The goods were kept in a secure room under constant scrutiny, deep inside a crowded building with guards at the exits. In the Depression, some fellows were willing to try anything-- even a heist in the rare book room of the New York Public Library. McDade tells the gripping tale of the worst book-theft ring in American history, and the intrepid detective who brought it down. The goods: a first edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems. A fascinating look at the history of crime and literary culture." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Manuscripts"@en . "Thieves of book row : New York's most notorious rare book ring and the man who stopped it" . "Thieves of Book Row : New York's most notorious rare book ring and the man who stopped it" . "Literary collections"@en . . "Literary collections" . . . . "Thieves of Book Row : New York's most notorious rare book ring and the man who stopped it"@en . "Thieves of Book Row : New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and the Man Who Stopped It" . "Diebstahl." . . "Geschichte 1920-1940." . . "Rara." . . "1900 - 1999" . . . .