The Book Thief (First UK edition-first printing)

Zusak, Markus

ISBN 10: 0385611463 / ISBN 13: 9780385611466

Published by Doubleday, 2007

About this Item

VGC. Doubleday,2007. First UK hardback edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine, two small dents on the edges of the cover) with Dj (two small tears, nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Nice and clean pages but with some foxing marks on the outer edges, a couple of small foxing marks the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with some shelf wear on the Dj cover (small foxing marks inside the edges of the Dj cover). 584pp.Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition-first printing. Heavy book (approx. 1.2 Kg).

Seller Inventory # 10995

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book Thief (First UK edition-first printing)
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385611463
• ISBN 13: 9780385611466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature & Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

This is the true First Hardcover Edition, preceded by the American Hardcover (2006) and the true first edition from Australia (2005), which was a large format Soft-cover by Picador. The Bodley Head (British) Hardcover was released three weeks after the Doubleday hardcover, same text, with milder Jacket art.

About the Author

Markus Zusak is the award-winning author of five books for young adults: The Underdog; Fighting Ruben Wolfe; Getting the Girl; I Am the Messenger, recipient of a 2006 Printz Honor for excellence in young adult literature; and The Book Thief, a 2007 Printz Honor book. He lives in Sydney, Australia.