Several messages.-----------------------Johnnie --------------------------------------------------------- : [log in to unmask] : 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 > [log in to unmask] > ------------------------------------------------------------ : [log in to unmask] : 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] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : [log in to unmask] : 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) > X-Sender: [log in to unmask] > > 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 > > > 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. > > >