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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 (LARGE PRINT)

Bartlett, Allison Hoover.

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Summary: Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the country. Yet unlike most thieves who steal for profit, Gilkey steals for love - the love of books. Perhaps equally obsessive is Ken Sanders, the self-appointed "bibliodick" driven to catch him. A lifelong rare book collector turned amateur detective Sanders will stop at nothing to catch the thief...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 GILKEY, JOHN CHARLES BAR

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