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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 / Allison Hoover Bartlett.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.Description: 274 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781594488917
  • 1594488916
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 002.075
LOC classification:
  • B Z 992.8 G474B 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Prologue Like a moth to a flame Half-truths Richie Rich A gold mine Spider-man Happy New Year Trilogy of Kens Treasure Island Brick Row Not giving up This call may be recorded or monitored What more could I ask? And look : More books! The Devil's walk Afterword
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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) B Z 992.8 G474B 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000075498

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Prologue
Like a moth to a flame
Half-truths
Richie Rich
A gold mine
Spider-man
Happy New Year
Trilogy of Kens
Treasure Island
Brick Row
Not giving up
This call may be recorded or monitored
What more could I ask?
And look : More books!
The Devil's walk
Afterword

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.

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