Dealer arrested over stolen 15 million pounds Shakespeare first edition
Raymond Scott, 51, from Washington, Tyne and Wear, was being questioned by Durham Police after detectives discovered fresh evidence.
The self-confessed "dilettante" antique dealer has publicly denied stealing the work, which police believe was taken in 1998 from a library at Durham University.
A Durham Police spokesman said: "A 51-year-old man at the centre of the inquiry into the stolen Shakespeare folio was re-arrested today.
"The move follows the discovery of new evidence by detectives involved in the case. The man was taken to Durham City police station where he is likely to be questioned throughout the day."
Mr Scott was arrested earlier this year and bailed while police made inquiries.
He was due to answer bail on November 11.
The 400-year-old book was returned to the UK from America last month, escorted by two detectives who had been carrying out transatlantic inquiries.
The 1623 folio surfaced in June when a man walked into the renowned Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, claiming to have discovered the book in Cuba, and asked for it to be verified as genuine.
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The self-confessed "dilettante" antique dealer has publicly denied stealing the work, which police believe was taken in 1998 from a library at Durham University.
A Durham Police spokesman said: "A 51-year-old man at the centre of the inquiry into the stolen Shakespeare folio was re-arrested today.
"The move follows the discovery of new evidence by detectives involved in the case. The man was taken to Durham City police station where he is likely to be questioned throughout the day."
Mr Scott was arrested earlier this year and bailed while police made inquiries.
He was due to answer bail on November 11.
The 400-year-old book was returned to the UK from America last month, escorted by two detectives who had been carrying out transatlantic inquiries.
The 1623 folio surfaced in June when a man walked into the renowned Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, claiming to have discovered the book in Cuba, and asked for it to be verified as genuine.