A man has been found guilty of stabbing to death a historian and book dealer for a valuable first edition copy of the children's book the Wind in the Willows.

Michael Danaher, 50, killed Adrian Greenwood in April after going to steal his £50,000 108-year-old first edition copy of Kenneth Grahame's classic book.

The killer had compiled a "clinical" spreadsheet list of potential high-value targets for theft, robbery and ransom demands, including supermodel Kate Moss and author Jeffrey Archer.

It also included Mr Greenwood, aged 42, whose body was discovered by his cleaner inside home in Iffley Road, Oxford, the day after the killing.

Danaher took the Wind In The Willows book from the murder scene and put it up for sale on eBay the following day, the trial heard.

The killer, who weighs 25 stone, claimed at Oxford Crown Court he acted in self-defence after Mr Greenwood attacked him when he went to buy books.

The heavily indebted suspect also claimed the spreadsheet was compiled by a mystery man who he was afraid of, yet refused to name in court.

The court heard that Mr Greenwood had suffered more than 30 injuries including stab wounds to the throat and chest and a broken arm that may have been caused by being stamped on.

Danaher, who was £13,000 in debt, had also searched online for the homes of TV presenters Eamonn Holmes and Michael Parkinson, footballer Rio Ferdinand and music mogul Simon Cowell.

Former FA chairman Greg Dyke and commentator Katie Hopkins were also included in his online searches, the court heard, as was "Louise Redknapp house" and "Lineker house".

Police investigating the death of Mr Greenwood later discovered the murder weapon and bloodied boots at Danaher's home in Hadrians Close, Peterborough.

Examination of the former John Lewis worker's computer and phone revealed evidence of searches for other targets.

However Danaher maintained in the dock that an "unknown man" who came to his flat and used his devices was behind the online search history.

He nodded in the dock as the jury took less than three hours to find him guilty of murder after a trial lasting more than three weeks.