Ken Sanders (book dealer)
| Ken Sanders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Salt Lake City |
| Residence | Salt Lake City |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | antiquarian bookseller |
| Home town | Salt Lake City |
| Website | www.kensandersbooks.com |
Ken Sanders (1951) is an American antiquarian bookseller who is also well known for his tenacious pursuit of book thieves. He organized a sting operation to capture John Charles Gilkey,[1] and is a major focus of the book The Man Who Loved Books Too Much,[2][3] about Gilkey's thefts. He has been an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow.[4] He was raised in Salt Lake City, where he "was a serious book collector by age 17."[5]
He founded Ken Sanders Rare Books in 1997 and Dream Garden Press in 1980. In 1982 he was a founding member of the Fund for Wild Nature (then the Earth First! Foundation), which provides grants for the protection of biodiversity and wilderness. He is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America and served on its Board of Governors for six years, during which time he was the Security Chair. He was a friend of Edward Abbey, and is a subject of the documentary WRENCHED![6]
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