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Thieves of Book Row
Thieves of Book Row (1926-1930)
In the first decades of the twentieth century, Manhattan’s famous Book Row consisted of six city blocks filled to the brim with second-hand bookstores. A variety of interesting personalities ran these stores; some…
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Alois Pichler
Alois Pichler (1833-1874)
Hot on the heels of Count Libri’s crimes, Alois Pichler stole thousands of books from the Imperial Library in St. Petersburg, Russia from 1869-1871. Born in Germany and trained as a theologian, Pichler took a job as…
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Count Libri
Count Libri (1803-1869)
The word “book” translates to “libri” in Italian. It seems apt that one of the most sensational book thieves of all time is Count Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carruci della Sommaia, shortened to Count Libri. An…
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