The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession
Bartlett, Allison Hoover
The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession / Allison Hoover Bartlett - New York : Riverhead Books , 2009. - 274 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9781594488917
2009021324
015352198 Uk
Gilkey, John , 1968-
Sanders, Ken , 1951-
Book collectors----United States----Biography
Thieves----Biography
Book collecting
Bibliomania
Book thefts
Z992.8 / .B37 2009
002.075 BAR
The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession / Allison Hoover Bartlett - New York : Riverhead Books , 2009. - 274 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9781594488917
2009021324
015352198 Uk
Gilkey, John , 1968-
Sanders, Ken , 1951-
Book collectors----United States----Biography
Thieves----Biography
Book collecting
Bibliomania
Book thefts
Z992.8 / .B37 2009
002.075 BAR