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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

LivresAuteur principal: Bartlett, Allison Hoover, AuteurLangue: anglais.Éditeur : New York : Riverhead Books • C 2009Description : 1 vol. (274 p.) ; 22 cmISBN: 978-1-594-48891-7; 978-1-59448-481-0; 1-594-48891-6.Résumé : 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 tradeSujet - Nom commun: Livres -- Vol (droit) -- États-Unis 20e siècle | Bibliophilie -- États-Unis 20e siècle Sujet - Forme: Biographies Voir dans le SUDOC
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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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