The Man Who Loved Books too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

"Although I haven't become a bibliomaniac, I now see myself as an ardent collector, no longer of carnelians and Pixy Stix straws, but of stories. Searching for them, researching them, and writing them gives my life shape and purpose the way that hunting, gathering, and cataloguing books does for the collector. We are all building narratives." --- Allison Hoover Bartlett, The Man who Loved Books Too Much

Description: unrepentant book thief Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the world, but he steals for the love of books, not for profit. As Gilkey's obsession grows so does that of Sanders, the self appointed 'bibliodick', driven to catch Gilkey. An exciting rollercoaster read, this is the true story of a thief, a detective, and a world of literary obsession.

Details: paperback, 276 pp. Measures 21 x 14cm.

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