The man who loved books too much
Subtitle: the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession
By: Allison Hoover Bartlett.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781594488917
Subjects: Gilkey, John, -- 1968-; Sanders, Ken, -- 1951-; Book collectors -- United States -- Biography; Thieves -- United States -- Biography; Book collecting; Bibliomania; Book thefts
Genres: Biography
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.