The link below is to an article reporting on rare stolen books that were found under a house in Romania.
For more visit:
https://lithub.com/3-2-million-worth-of-rare-stolen-books-have-been-found-under-a-house-in-rural-romania/
Tag Archives: stolen
Stolen By the Nazis
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the stolen books of Europe – stolen by Nazi Germany and sitting in libraries.
For more visit:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/arts/nazi-loot-on-library-shelves.html
Stolen or Lost Kindle – What to Do?
The link below is to a very useful article on what to do should the unthinkable happen – your Kindle is lost or even stolen.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/what-to-do-if-your-amazon-kindle-is-stolen-or-lost
Article: United Kingdom – Lambeth Palace & the Stolen Books
The link below is to a fascinating story of books that were stolen from Lambeth Palace over a number of decades.
For more visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22249700
Article: Nazi Looted Books
The link below is to an interesting article concerning books that were stolen by the Nazis.
For more visit:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-07/nazi-looted-books-spell-decades-of-labor-for-libraries
Article: Stolen Codex Calixtinus Recovered
The link below reports on the recovery of the stolen Codex Calixtinus, a 12th century manuscript that was stolen from a library in Spain’s Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela a year ago.
For more visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/07/codex-calixtinus-recovered.phtml
Article: Jailed For Stealing Overdue Book Fines
I’m sure many readers of this Blog have at one time or another been in trouble for returning books to a library late – perhaps you have been fined for doing so. The article linked to below tells of one example of what happens to overdue library book fines – in this case they were stolen.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/margo-reed-library-_n_1613452.html
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