The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story Of A Thief, A Detective And A World Of Literary Obsession - Hardcover
First edition. Great book story telling the true ventures of John Charles Gilkey, bookthief, and the bookseller who caught him, Ken Sanders. x , 274 pages. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket.. 8vo..
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John Charles Gilkey is an obsessed, unrepentant book thief who has stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of rare books from book fairs, stores, and libraries around the country. Ken Sanders is the self-appointed bibliodick (book dealer with a penchant for detective work) driven to catch him. Journalist Allison Hoover Bartlett befriended both eccentric characters and found herself caught in the middle of efforts to recover hidden treasure. With a mixture of suspense, insight, and humor, she not only reveals exactly how Gilkey pulled off his dirtiest crimes and how Sanders ultimately caught him, but also explores the romance of books, the lure to collect them, and the temptation to steal them. Immersing the listener in a rich, wide world of literary obsession, Bartlett looks at the history of book passion, collection, and theft through the ages, to examine the craving that makes some people willing to stop at nothing to possess the books they love.
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Allison Hoover Bartlett's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, and other publications. Her original article on John Gilkey was included in The Best American Crime Reporting 2007.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0670067997
- ISBN 13 9780670067992
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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