A handwritten, untitled prequel to the Harry Potter series was stolen from a property in Kings Heath, Birmingham sometime between April 13 and 24. Authorities ask anyone who sees, or is offered this item for sale, to contact West Midlands Police. This prequel last sold at auction in 2008 for £25,000. Source: article, Lauren Said-Moorhouse,…
Stolen artifacts returned to Italian government
The Boston Public Library returned a number of historical artifacts to the government of Italy in April 2017. Among the objects were two illuminated manuscripts stolen from Venice sometime after 1940, and a collection of works by Bernardino Telesio, published in 1590 and stolen from Sicily. BPL purchased the items from rare book dealers sometime…
303 rare books stolen from Rio de Janeiro Federal University
A total of 303 rare volumes were stolen last year from Rio de Janeiro Federal University’s Pedro Calmon Library. Stolen works include first editions of sermons by Father Antônio Vieira, travel diaries, books with original carvings, and anthropological works. The books were stolen while the building was under construction and shelves were draped in black plastic. Security…