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'Tome Raider' guilty of theft

Wesley Johnson
Tuesday 22 June 2010 19:00 EDT

A cambridge graduate was found guilty of stealing antique books worth £40,000.

William Jacques, 40, nicknamed "Tome Raider" after stealing rare volumes in the 1990s, would use a false name to sign in at a Royal Horticultural Society library before stuffing books under his jacket, Southwark Crown Court was told. He will be sentenced next month.

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