No need to comment to purchase. Purchased new overseas, and read once. There is slight corner wear and a mark where a price sticker was removed, but it is generally in good condition. Please refrain from purchasing if you are overly concerned, as this is a used book. A literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate. Bleak and oozing existential dread, The Thief is simply unforgettable, and is now reissued in a brand new deluxe edition with an introduction by Duane Swierczynski, an afterword by the author, and discussion questions.