'Tome Raider' sentenced to 3.5 years in prizon

A MAN WHO stole rare books from the library of Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. William Jacques sole £1m worth of books from a series of libraries, and earned the nickname of ‘Tome Raider’ for his exploits.

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