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Author Bartlett, Allison Hoover.

Title The man who loved books too much : the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession / Allison Hoover Bartlett.

Publication Info. New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Whitehead  002.075 B284m 2009    ---  Lib Use Only
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  002.075 Bar    ---  Available
Description 274 pages ; 22 cm
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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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Gilkey, John, 1968-
Sanders, Ken, 1951-
Gilkey, John, 1968- (OCoLC)fst01913761
Sanders, Ken, 1951- (OCoLC)fst01916724
Book collectors -- United States -- Biography.
Thieves -- United States -- Biography.
Book collecting.
Bibliomania.
Book thefts.
Bibliomania. (OCoLC)fst00831405
Book collecting. (OCoLC)fst00836132
Book collectors. (OCoLC)fst00836139
Book thefts. (OCoLC)fst00836250
Thieves. (OCoLC)fst01149995
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Biographies.
ISBN 9781594488917
1594488916
9781594484810 (pbk.)
1594484813 (pbk.)

 
    
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