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- John_Charles_Gilkey comment "John Charles Gilkey is a prolific book and document thief who has stolen approximately US$200,000 worth of rare books and manuscripts. Gilkey used Modern Library's List of 100 Best Novels as a guide to what items he would steal. His motives for the thefts were personal: he saw an expansive library as a sign of being upper class.Gilkey used bad checks and stolen credit card numbers gained through his employment at Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco.".