The Book Thief, Exclusive Collector's Edition

Exclusive Collector's Edition, 2013, First Printing, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, a like-new, unread, unworn, hardly opened, unmarked hardcover, with an equally fine unclipped ($19.99) dust jacket, from Knopf. By Markus Zusak. Illustrations by Trudy White. This Exclusive Collector's Edition includes: A letter from the author; Pages from the author's notebook; Handwritten notes from the original manuscript; and the author's original sketches. ISBN 978-0-385-75558-6. ** From an Amazon reader review: "My own words escape me as I try to recount the beauty of this book in a short review. Rarely have I read a book as moving, as profound, as this one. Narrated by Death, this story is one that crawls under your skin and reverberates your soul with its images of Nazi Germany, friendship, and loss. The images stirred through Death's telling are so vivid, so wonderful, so tragic. Zusak has a masterful command of language and I was astounded by the way his words brought Liesel and her world to life. We follow Liesel over the years as she learns the true meaning of family through her caring new Papa and her friendships with Max and Rudy, the boy next door who idolizes Jesse Owens."