The Detection of Forgery: A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Douglas Blackburn

 
9781332233366: The Detection of Forgery: A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Discover practical tricks to detect forgery and verify handwriting quickly. Learn how careful examination of handwriting, papers, and ink can reveal fraud and protect your business or case.

This practical handbook explains, in clear terms, how professionals such as bankers, solicitors, and magistrates can spot altered documents, forged handwriting, and disguised letters. It covers real-world techniques for examining erasures, ink changes, and the conditions that affect a writer’s style. The book also explains how different writing instruments, including pencils and stylographs, leave distinct traces that help identify the true author and uncover deception.

Inside you’ll find practical guidance on:

  • Detecting erasures and alterations on various papers and the telltale signs they leave.
  • Understanding how tools like pencils and stylographs change handwriting features.
  • Recognizing clues from anonymous letters and disguised handwriting.
  • Using observations about paper, ink, and formatting to support a reliable assessment.

Ideal for readers who handle or evaluate documents, this book provides concrete methods to improve accuracy and judgment in forgery detection.

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