The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession / Allison Hoover Bartlett.
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.
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- ISBN: 1594488916
- ISBN: 9781594488917
- Physical Description: 274 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
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- Includes bibliographical references.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | 002.075 BAR (Text) | 37810435283113 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | 002.075 BAR (Text) | 50503010918128 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | 002.075 (Text) | 33115006690728 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 002.075 BAR (Text) | 22281500085257 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hampton B. Allen Library | 002.075 B (Text) | 18198000505869 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | 002.075 B (Text) | 39493106597497 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leath Memorial Library | 002.075 B (Text) | 58198000687338 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | 002.075B (Text) | 33262002961529 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | 002.07 B (Text) | 25908005489302 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Moss Memorial Library | 002.075 BAR (Text) | 80605001661577 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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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.
