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The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession
Title:
The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession
Author:
Bartlett, Allison Hoover.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Riverhead Books, [2009]

©2009
Physical Description:
274 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the county. Yet unlike most thieves, who steal for profit, Gilkey steals for the love of the books. Perhaps equally obsessive, though, is Ken Sanders, the self-appointed "bibliodick" driven to catch him. Sanders, a lifelong rare book collector and dealer turned amateur detective, will stop at nothing to catch the thief plaguing his trade.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781594488917

9781594484810
Format :
Book