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The Remains of the Day (Signed First Edition)
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Nr Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571153100
- ISBN 13
- 9780571153107
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Nr Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Glossy illustrated dust-jacket, unmarked but very lightly sunned along the spine. Book bound in black cloth with white titles, in mint condition with signature only to the title page. A beautifully preserved book. With a Waterstones "Signed First Edition" wrap around inserted.
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
- David's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037144
- Title
- The Remains of the Day (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Nr Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571153100
- ISBN 13
- 9780571153107
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 245
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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