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Book collector awaits thefts ruling

Updated on 21 November 2008

Source PA News

A wealthy businessman who cut pages from rare and priceless books at two historic libraries to boost his own collection must wait to learn if he will be jailed for his crimes.

Iranian Farhad Hakimzadeh defaced works at the British and Bodleian libraries to improve his copies of the same books. He replaced pages that were missing or damaged with leaves cut from library copies, many of which were publicly owned.

The 60-year-old was due to be sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court after pleading guilty to 14 counts of theft in May. But sentencing on Hakimzadeh, who is a director of the Iranian Heritage Foundation and a published author, was put off until January 16.

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