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The Remains Of The Day
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1989. Bound in the publishers black hardcover with contrasting white title lettering to spine. This is the first impression of the first edition. Inscription to the front free endpaper otherwise the 245 pages remain in excellent condition. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. A near fine copy inside and out. Housed in the near fine dustwrapper with the ever present very slight fading to the spine. Publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Photographs of the book and the dustwrapper are avaialble on request. A lovely, sharp copy of this Booker Prize Winner which was made into a critically acclaimed film of the same name.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. FIRST EDITION.
Synopsis
The Remains of the Day is the third published novel by Japanese-British author Kazuo Ishiguro. The Remains of The Day is one of the most highly-regarded post-war British novels. It won the Booker Prize in 1989 for Best Fiction, and was later adapted into an Academy-Award nominated film, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. The novel ranks in the Sunday Times list of 100 greatest novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000707
- Title
- The Remains Of The Day
- Author
- Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
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About the Seller
The Rare Book Shelf
Biblio member since 2005
Herefordshire
About The Rare Book Shelf
The Rare Book Shelf are suppliers of fine, rare and desirable books specializing in out of print and modern First Editions. We cover most areas of fiction and non fiction including childrens books and are constantly updating and improving our current stock. We take time to fully study each book individually before grading them with as detailed a description as possible. All relevant history and information regarding each title is relayed to the customer where possible.
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- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
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