MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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02575nam a2200289Ia 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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175416 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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0000000000 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20211104030050.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
090529s2009 nyum b a000 0beng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781594488917 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(AEA)A5666A5EDE6B4AB4B58BD432A7235F2A |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)311778251 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
.b66770154 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
Z 992.8 |
| Item number |
.B284 2009 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bartlett, Allison Hoover. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107528 |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The man who loved books too much : |
| Remainder of title |
the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Allison Hoover Bartlett. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Riverhead Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
274 p. |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
In the tradition of The Orchid Thief , a compelling narrative set within the strange and genteel world of rare-book collecting: the true story of an infamous book thief, his victims, and the man determined to catch him. Rare-book theft is even more widespread than fine-art theft. Most thieves, of course, steal for profit. John Charles Gilkey steals purely for the love of books. In an attempt to understand him better, journalist Allison Hoover Bartlett plunged herself into the world of book lust and discovered just how dangerous it can be. Gilkey is an obsessed, unrepentant book thief who has stolen hundreds of thousands of dollarsÂ' worth of rare books from book fairs, stores, and libraries around the country. Ken Sanders is the self-appointed Â"bibliodickÂ" (book dealer with a penchant for detective work) driven to catch him. Bartlett befriended both outlandish characters and found herself caught in the middle of efforts to recover hidden treasure. With a mixture of suspense, insight, and humor, she has woven this entertaining cat-and-mouse chase into a narrative that not only reveals exactly how Gilkey pulled off his dirtiest crimes, where he stashed the loot, 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 reader 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."www.shelfari.com" |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Bibliomania. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107529 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Book collecting. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107530 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Book collectors |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107531 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Book thefts. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107532 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Thieves |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| 9 (RLIN) |
107533 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
American Learning Resource |
