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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll

Man pleads not guilty to murder of Oxford book dealer

Adrian Greenwood was a dealer of modern first editions including the Harry Potter series.
Adrian Greenwood was a dealer of modern first editions including the Harry Potter series. Photograph: Thames Valley police/PNS

A 50-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder earlier this year of an Oxford historian and book dealer.

Michael Danaher, from Peterborough, entered his plea at Oxford crown court on Friday and was remanded until a full trial on 3 October.

The body of Adrian Greenwood, 42, was found with stab wounds at his home in Iffley Road, Oxford on 6 April.

Greenwood made a name for himself dealing modern first editions of books including the Harry Potter series; his clients included the British Library in London and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

He read philosophy, politics and economics at Christ Church, Oxford, and also graduated with an MBA from Imperial College London.

In November 2010, the dealer came to national attention after one of his first edition Harry Potter books was stolen from a gallery in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, where it was on loan for an exhibition.

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