impress a woman he met on holiday. scott was described as a fantasist. and the judge said he carried out an act of severe cultural vandalism in order to get rich. he said that was complicated and aggravated by the fact that he tried to sell the quintessentially english treasure abroad. raymond scott is a petty criminal. that s what he has been for many years. when he chanced across this first folio, he took it to another level. and he took it to a level of criminality that was out of his depth. reporter: the first folio is regarded as the most reliable source text for many of shakespeare s plays. now, at the center of another remarkable tale. raymond scott, the man who planned out that drama, has found himself a tragic figure, sentenced to a total of eight years in prison. chris buckler, bbc news. interesting numbers on the first folio. there s about 750 copies were printed. about a third survived. most of them are incomplete. there s about 40 complete pipipipipipipipipipipipipip