Several messages.-----------------------Johnnie
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: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 08:00:00 -0800
: Bland (fwd)
>To Library Security Officers:
> This is good news! Susan, Moderator, LSOlist
>
>
> The following appeared in Baltimore Sun this morning:
>
> FBI agents have found the man wanted for questioning in a string
> of recent rare book mutilations and thefts from libraries, including the
> George Peabody Library in Baltimore.
>
> Gilbert Joseph Bland Jr., who operated an antique maps shop near
> Fort Lauderdale until he abruptly vacated the store Friday, was tracked
> down in Florida over the weekend, according to Special Agent Larry Faust,
> a spokesman for the FBI in Baltimore.
>
> "There have not been any charges placed against him yet," Mr.
> Faust said.
>
> Cynthia H. Requardt
> Kurrelmeyer Curator of Special Collections
> Johns Hopkins University
> 410-516-5493
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: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 08:42:00 -0800
: LSO list & Bland/Perry (fwd)
>From: Nancy Beale
>Date: 12/18/95 3:16PM
>To: Larry Cruse
>Subject: LSO list & Bland/Perry (fwd)
>From: [log in to unmask] at @UCSD
>Date: 12/18/95 3:28PM
>Subject: LSO list & Bland/Perry (fwd)
>To Library Security Officers:
> This information came from Linda McCurdy at Duke. I am posting it to
>the LSOlist only. Please be alerted. Susan, Moderator, LSOlist
>
>
> FYI: On Friday I got a flurry of information from contacts in the ABA.
> These people were able to identify Bland as a dealer who keeps a shop in
> Tamarac, Fl and who does major shows and publishes auction catalogs. He
> has been regarded with suspicion by some members of ABA for the last two
> years because he seems unprofessional and yet comes up with great
> quantities of stuff that varies from very "secondary" to very pricey
> stuff. The opinion of these dealers is that the thefts may be far more
> extensive that anyone has guessed so far. I can give you more details
> if you want to give me a call.
> I immediately informed the FBI. I'm not sure if they were aware of any
> of this, but the NC FBI agent I've been dealing with came over right
> away to get the details and said he called the Baltimore and Miami
> investigating offices. I hope they move fast. There is some indication
> that Bland and his wife may be getting ready to run.
> Linda McCurdy
> Director of Research Services
> Special Collections Library
> Duke University
> Box 90185
> Durham, NC 27708-0185
>
> (919) 660-5825
> FAX (919 684-2855
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:52:00 -0800
: More Bland/Perry info
>From: Nancy Beale
>Date: 12/18/95 8:18AM
>To: Larry Cruse
>Subject: More Bland/Perry info
>From: [log in to unmask] at @UCSD
>Date: 12/15/95 11:18AM
>Subject: More Bland/Perry info
>To Library Security Officers:
> Here is more information regarding the "collecting" interests of
>Bland/Perry. Susan, Moderator, LSOlist
> Subject: Re: Bland/Perry (fwd)
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>
> Here is some Information I provided to Cynthia Requardt concerning a loss
> and mutilation at the New York State Library that may be related to her
> Bland/Perry incident.You are free to post if you wish. We have the Mallet
> set on film so were able to have volume 4's missing pages examined to see
> if there might be some sort of pattern to the thief's interest beyond
> simple greed. Those looking at the material think there is a definite
> pattern. Should have more in a few days.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 16:26:09 +0500 (EST)
> From: van <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Cynthia Requardt <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Bland/Perry
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>
> So far our internal investigation indicates that we lost volumes 1,2,3,5
> and found number 4 extensively damaged.
>
> Mallet, Alain Manesson 1630? - 1706?
> Description de l'univers, contenant les differents syst*emes de
> munde, les carts generales & particulieres de la geographie ancienne &
> moderne:....Published 1683
>
>
> We are currently checking to see if any similar material has been taken
> or defaced.
>
> For your information a James Perry signed into our manuscript reading
> room on April 1, l995. Everything he had paged that day from special
> collections was used under close observation. All has been checked and
> appears to be complete. A more careful check will follow. Perry presented
> a photo I.D. showing him to be a Prof at a Florida university.
> We would be interested in developing a connection between Perry and the
> Mallet if, indeed, there is one.
>
> The New York State Capital Police are working on our incident. I would
> like the phone number of your FBI contact in the event we want to try to
> link the two investigations.
>
>
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