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FBI and local police recover Audubon book stolen from library
After a two month probe FBI and Essex County authorities recover Volume One of John James Audubon’s The Birds of America valued at 250000 to 1 million. The book was returned by an anonymous informant amid prearranged terms and pressure on criminals.
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Boston
FBI
Peabody Institute Library
John James Audubon
Lawrence Sarhatt
Essex County
Kevin M. Burke