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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 / Allison Hoover Bartlett.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1594488916
  • ISBN: 9781594488917
  • Physical Description: 274 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject:
Gilkey, John, 1968-
Sanders, Ken, 1951-
Bibliomania.
Book collecting.
Book collectors > United States > Biography.
Book thefts.
Thieves > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 18 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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