1.   And rare book sellers were faxing and phoning far flung counterparts to forestall dealers throughout the world from unwittingly buying stolen goods.

2.   For six years Cohen led a double life as a London rare book dealer and secret radio operator for the Soviets.

3.   He taught history, literature and rare book librarianship at Johns Hopkins, the University of California and Brown University.

4.   Rare book dealers in Portsmouth said they had not been approached by anyone wishing to sell the books, which is not surprising given the high-profile theft.

5.   The announcement is causing excitement among the rarefied world of rare book collectors and scholars.

6.   There are also addendums on great libraries, book fairs, rare book dealers throughout America and Europe, book restorers and library furnishings.

7.   Mynatt said his fees are lower than those charged by rare book dealers for searches that can sometimes take weeks.