UPDATE – Richard Gilkey was arrested earlier this afternoon (12/15) in San Francisco. Details to follow
The infamous Richard Gilkey, the subject of Allison Hoover Bartlett’s 2009 book, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, seems to be back in action.
An antiquarian bookseller in San Francisco was paid a visit by a police officer, who also happens to be a book collector, and notified that Gilkey has apparently struck again, this time robbing two maps of the San Francisco waterfront from a local stamp dealer.
Gilkey was jailed for passing bad checks and using stolen credit card numbers to buy rare books and was released from prison in 2005.
The photo above is Gilkey’s mug shot from a August 2010 arrest in Miami, Florida on an out-of-state warrant.
Here is a recounting of Gilkey’s escapades from Ken “Bibliodick” Sanders who was also featured prominently in Bartlett’s book.
Review with audio of The Man Who Loved Books Too Much at NPR