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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

By Allison Hoover Bartlett

Book information

Publisher
Riverhead Books
Year
2009
ISBN
9781101139394, 1101139390, 9781101140307, 1101140305
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
428 kB (438777 bytes)
Pages
274 p. ; 22 cm\0
Time added
2013-01-24 20:00:00

Description

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. & nbsp;Read more...

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