A 17th Century Geneva Bible, one of the hundreds of rare books authorities said were stolen from a Pittsburgh library as part of a 20-year-long theft scheme, is back home... It was among more than 300 rare books, maps, plate books, atlases and more that were discovered missing from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh last year.
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This is from the "Odd News" section culled from some unidentified sources outside of the Salt Lake Tribune newsroom. There is no information about the 20-year-long theft scheme or why it took so long for librarians to discover that the items were missing or whether any of the other stolen books were ever found.
Is it odd that someone stole rare books from the library?[1] That it took 20 years to catch the perpetrator? Or odd that one of the books was eventually found? In fact, library rare book rooms seem to hold a special allure for thieves. Perhaps the fact that people are allowed to handle rare and valuable objects in the "book museum" makes it seem like nobody is minding the store.
[1] Other blog posts about theft.
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