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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett - And The Reporter Who Fell For Him
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The Man Who Loved Books Too
Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
It s Not About Love
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...
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The Man Who Loved Books Too
Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
It s Not About Love
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 dollars worth of rar e books
from book fairs, stores, and libraries around the country.
Ken Sanders is
the self-appointed bibliodick (book dealer with a penchant for detective
work) driven to catch him.
Bartlett befriended both outlandish characters
and found herself caught in the mid
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