Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

Title: Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession Author: Allison Hoover Bartlett ISBN: 9781594484810 Publisher: Riverhead Books Published: 2010 Binding: Paperback Language: English Publisher Description: 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. John Gilkey is an obsessed, unrepentant book thief who has stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of rare books from book fairs