John Carter (1905–1975) was an English author, bibliographer and Vice-President of the Bibliographical Society of London. His 1934 exposé, An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets, co-written with 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.