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          Allison Hoover Bartlett's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and in the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine....

          Born Claire Delavenay in London, she was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge.

        1. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession By Allison Hoover Bartlett.
        2. Allison Hoover Bartlett's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and in the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine.
        3. BARTLETT, ALLISON HOOVER The man who loved books too much: the true story of a ; Approx.
        4. “Allison Hoover Bartlett has written a meticulous and fascinating book about a serial bookthief and the persistent sleuth who dogged him for years and finally.
        5. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much

          2009 non-fiction book by Allison Hoover Bartlett

          Front cover

          AuthorAllison Hoover Bartlett
          LanguageEnglish
          GenreNon-fiction
          PublisherRiverhead Books

          Publication date

          2009
          Publication placeUnited States
          Media typePrint, e-book
          Pages274 pages
          ISBN1594488916

          The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession is a 2009 non-fiction book by American journalist and author Allison Hoover Bartlett.

          The book chronicles the crimes of John Charles Gilkey, a book collector who utilized check and credit card fraud to steal a number of rare manuscripts and first editions from dealers. Bartlett also covers the efforts of Ken Sanders, a bookseller and part-time investigator of book theft, as he attempted to track down Gilkey and bring him to justice.

          The book received mixed reviews, with reviewers praising Bartlett's research and inclusion of s