274 pages
English language
Published Nov. 5, 2009 by Riverhead Books.
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much : The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession
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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.
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.
Subjects
- Gilkey, John, -- 1968-
- Sanders, Ken, -- 1951-
- Book collectors -- United States -- Biography
- Thieves -- United States -- Biography
- Book collecting
- Bibliomania
- Book thefts