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A man who has twice been convicted of stealing rare books from famous British libraries has been sentenced to 3½ years in jail.
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British rare book thief jailed 3½ years
A Cambridge University graduate nicknamed the "Tome Raider," who has stolen more than one million pounds' worth of rare books in his criminal career, has been jailed for 3-1/2 years for his latest theft.
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"Tome Raider" antique book thief jailed again
A man is jailed for three-and-a-half years for stealing rare books valued at £40,000 from the Royal Horticultural Society's library.
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Man jailed for antique book theft
A man is jailed for three-and-a-half years for stealing rare books valued at £40,000 from a London library.
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'Tome Raider' jailed over thefts
"William Jacques, nicknamed 'Tome Raider' after stealing hundreds of rare books in the late 1990s, drew up a 'thief's shopping list', targeting the most expensive books that he could access.
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Accomplished Rare-Book Thief Convicted Again
The suspect "would use a false name to sign in to the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley library in London, it is alleged.
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Rare Book Thief Took Detailed 'Shopping List' To RHS Library
What's Your Reaction? William Jacques, 41, of no fixed address, would use a false name to sign in to the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley library in London, it is alleged.
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Book Thief Steals 40,000 Pounds Worth Of Rare Books From London Library
A Cambridge graduate stole rare books from one of Britain's leading scientific libraries by hiding them under his tweed jacket, a court heard today.
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Cambridge graduate thief hid rare books under tweed coat'
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 was, along with the opening of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922, the greatest archaeological sensation of the 20th century.
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Dead Sea Scrolls Pose Enigmas in Rare Paris Show of Fragments
A rare inscribed copy of the book in which famed detective Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance is expected to fetch up to 400,000 pounds when it goes under the hammer.
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Rare copy of Sherlock's debut may fetch 400k pounds at auction
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