The Book Thief by Zusak, Markus - 2006

New York: Knopf, 2006. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine/As New hardcover with a tap to one tip in a Fine/As New dust jacket, protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist--books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement." Written by Markus Zusak. SIGNED BY ZUSAK on the title page and inscribed. 560 pages; 5.75 x 8.5 inches. LAID-IN is a flyer for a book signing in NYC as well as a short article about the author.