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Book bricked in a fireplace for 150 years returns to Australian library, late fee would've been nearly $20,000

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A 19th-century book on Greek antiquities, sealed inside a fireplace for over a century, has finally made its way back to an Australian public library — with a hypothetical late fee running into thousands of dollars.

First report: Overdue books returned to Welsh library after 116 years — upi.com, 13d