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John Charles Gilkey (born 1968) [1] is a prolific serial book and document thief who has stolen approximately US$200,000 worth of rare books and manuscripts. [2] Gilkey used Modern Library's List of 100 Best Novels [3] as a guide to what items he would steal. [4]
The Missing Books Register, established by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers in 2012 as the Stolen Books Database, is a registry of valuable and/or historically significant books that allows libraries and antiquarian book dealers to track purloined or missing materials. [1] It tracks works stolen or lost after 15 June 2010. [2]
Books that Jacques stole include an original of Malthus's Essay on Population, taken from Cambridge University Library and valued at £40,000, and works by Thomas Paine, Galileo and Robert Boyle. [2] The value of the around 412 books that he stole prior to 2002 from Cambridge University Library, the London Library and the British Library is ...
[2] They also started hiring translators to read and report on books they'd stolen, then disappearing when payment was due. [2] The thief also started impersonating the contacts of a journalist who was working on a story about the scam and conducting other online stalking of the journalist and a colleague of the journalist. [ 2 ]
On "Pawn Stars," owner Rick Harrison was offered one of the most expensive books that'd ever been in the shop: The Book of Mormon. The appraiser said, "Rick, this by far the most valuable book you ...
These are the 10 most commonly stolen vehicles in North Carolina, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau: Ford Pickup (Full Size) Honda Accord. Chevrolet Pickup (Full Size)
Frede Møller-Kristensen (1933 – 2003), who between 1968 and 1978 stole some 1,600 historical books worth more than $50 million from the Danish National Library [18] [19] [20] antiquities dealer Forbes Smiley, who stole nearly 100 maps from libraries in the United States and Great Britain over the course of eight years [21] [22] [23] [24]
July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. Here’s lists of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Illinois, Missouri and the U.S., plus tips on how to protect your vehicle from theft.