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035 _a(AEA)A5666A5EDE6B4AB4B58BD432A7235F2A
035 _a(OCoLC)311778251
035 _a.b66770154
050 _aZ 992.8
_b.B284 2009
100 _aBartlett, Allison Hoover.
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245 4 _aThe man who loved books too much :
_bthe true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession /
_cAllison Hoover Bartlett.
260 _aNew York :
_bRiverhead Books,
_c2009
300 _a274 p.
_c22 cm.
520 _aIn 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 _aBibliomania.
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650 _aBook collecting.
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650 _aBook collectors
_zUnited States
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650 _aBook thefts.
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650 _aThieves
_zUnited States
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