Reward for stolen first edition

A reward has been offered for the recovery of a first edition of Gulliver's Travels and other treasures stolen when armed men…

A reward has been offered for the recovery of a first edition of Gulliver's Travels and other treasures stolen when armed men raided the Robinson Library in Armagh on December 14th.

The classic, written by Dean Jonathan Swift, has his own handwritten notes and amendments. The two volumes, which date back to 1726, are worth some £35,000. The reward being offered by the trustees is believed to be about £20,000.

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