The Detection of Forgery : A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackburn, Douglas, 1857-1929

Contributor:

Caddell, W. Waithman

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Detection of Forgery" by Douglas Blackburn and W. Waithman Caddell is a practical handbook written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a guide for professionals such as bankers, solicitors, and clerks who may need to verify the authenticity of signatures and other documents. The authors aim to provide foundational principles of handwriting analysis and the methods experts use to identify forgery. The opening of the book introduces its objective: to assist individuals in assessing the genuineness of signatures and documents encountered in their professional activities. The authors highlight the individuality of handwriting and the unique, unconscious habits that each writer develops, which the trained expert can use to detect forgeries. They encourage readers to engage actively with the text and practice their observation skills, laying the groundwork for a detailed exploration of handwriting analysis and comparison in subsequent chapters. The focus on practical techniques and personal observation sets an engaging tone for students and professionals interested in mastering the art of forgery detection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2008-05-20