An Artist Of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
An Artist of the Floating World (1986) is a novel by British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro. It is set in post-World War II Japan and is narrated by Masuji Ono, an aging painter, who looks back on his life and how he has lived it. He notices how his once great reputation has faltered since the war and how attitudes towards him and his paintings have changed. The chief conflict deals with Ono's need to accept responsibility for his past actions.
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An Artist of the Floating World
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo (born 1954)
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, SECOND STATE. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[2]; 206. Black publisher's cloth to boards, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £8.95 to front flap. Printed by Richard Clay rather than Butler and Tanner. Toning throughout leaves, especially margins and edges. Minor bumping to top of dust-jacket. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- 1986
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. First edition, first prnt. Second issue (printed by Richard Clay Ltd.). Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. Beginning page toning, backstrip ends lightly pushed; dustjacket with tiny wrinkles on the spine ends. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustajcket with an archival cover. Ishiguro's second novel. Whitbread Prize winner 1986..… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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- 1986
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399131191 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 8.8 X 5.6 X 1.5 inches . Item Price
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An Artist Of The Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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London: Faber and Faber, ( 1986 ). First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo, black cloth
His second novel. Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017 Item Price
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by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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An Artist of the Floating World
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Penguin Books; (2013). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First printing of this title in the Penguin Drop Cap series, which is a series of 26 titles - one for each letter of the alphabet based on the author's last name initial. Each letter is designed by Jessica Hische and featured on the front cover. This copy is… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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London: Faber and Faber, (1986). First English Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 206p octavo. A fine bright copy in like dust jacket signed by Ishiguro on the title page.
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An Artist Of The Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- 1987
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London: Faber and Faber. Good+. 1987. Reprint; Seventh Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Some reading and cover creases, some shelf and edge wear with some spine cracking, paper lightly edge toned with some water staining to top fore corner of front cover and first few leaves. ; Seventh printing of Faber paperback edition, 1990. Good reading… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- 1989
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Ishiguro, Kazuo. An Artist of the Floating World. First Edition. Faber and Faber. London. 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket. 9 X 5.5 (22.5 X 14). [2]; half-title; publisher page; dedication; chapter setting; pp.7-206; [2]. Near fine copy in an excellent dust jacket.
An Artist of the Floating World is set in Japan following the vents of World War II, told by… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD.
by Ishiguro, Kazuo.
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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LONDON: FABER & FABER LIMITED.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571136087 . First edition. SIGNED by Nobel Prize winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on title page. Close to fine in 'second issue' cloth binding bound by Richard Clay in fine dust jacket. (Text lightly age toned. ) Author's SECOND novel. Shortlisted… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. First U.S. printing, with number line to 1. Black and brown boards with gold spine titling, very good with light general edgewear, heavy bumping to top fore-edge corners. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with light shelf-wear, slightly heavier edgewear to top fore-edge cover… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Faber and Faber. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. 206pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very light damp-staining to head of dustwrapper, else clean and crisp. The first edition, second issue [printed by Richard Clay] of Kazuo Ishiguro's (b. 1954) second novel. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017. . First edition, second issue. 8vo. Item Price
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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- 1986
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New York: Putnam, (1986), 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. 8vo. A very good or better copy with a small bump on the edge of the bottom boards, remainder mark on top edge in dw with one small chip at the bottom of the spine and minor rubbing at the tips.… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World.
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo.
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London, London, GBR
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London Faber and Faber, 1986. . First edition, first issue, signed by the author; 8vo; internally fine; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the original unclipped dustjacket, minor rubbing to front panel, slight creasing to edges of rear panel, else fine.
The author's second novel. A lovely signed example of the author's breakthrough work.
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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- 9780399131196
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1986 GP Putnam's FIRST American Ed. of Ishiguro's 2nd novel. This copy is in FINE/VG condition. The HB is very clean and unmarked. The DJ is not price cl;ipped and is mylar wrapped. There are 2 small repaired tears along the edges and… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- Paperback
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- 9780571147168
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