Rare stolen 17th century books found in Bay Area to be returned to Italy

• Volumes were taken from Italy’s Historical National Library of Agriculture


• 19 stolen items to be sent back to Italy including cannon and pottery

Federal officials say two stolen Italian books from the 17th century have been discovered in the San Francisco Bay Area and will be returned to their country of origin.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the books, Stirpium Historiae and Rariorum Plantarum Historia Anno 1601, were taken from Italy’s Historical National Library of Agriculture and sold to an antiquities dealer in Italy.

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