An Artist of the Floating World, UK signed first edition, first state
Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber, 1986
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: First and Fine, Ludlow, United KingdomFirst and Fine
AbeBooks seller since February 8, 2017
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 757.32
Quantity: 1 available
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Kazuo Ishiguro (1986) ‘An Artist of the Floating World‘, UK first edition, first printing, and first state, published by Faber and Faber, printed by Butler and Tanner. Ishiguro’s second novel which won him the Whitbread Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Provenance: Signed to us in person at a promotional event for The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent by Kazuo Ishiguro in March 2024 in London. Condition: a fine copy with the bear minimum of shelf wears. Page block edges clean, no prevous owner’s scribbles, no stamps, no bookplates. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped protected my removable mylar. Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the most important and best regarded British novelists of the last four decades. He won the Booker Prize for ‘The Remains of the Day‘ in 1989, and the Nobel Prize in 2017. His books are read in schools and for English degrees. A highly collectable author. First and Fine.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1789896283153
Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Artist of the Floating World, UK signed first edition, first state
- Author
- Ishiguro, Kazuo
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1.4 kilograms
First and Fine
Ludlow, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since February 8, 2017
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First and Fine is run by Dr Alexander Wochnik. He is a political scientist who lives in Birmingham, UK. First and Fine grew out of a passion for collectable books. Having collected modern first editions since 2008, Alex founded and launched First and Fine in 2016. The shop specialises in modern first editions, with a strong focus on 20th century fiction, as well as in fine editions such as limited Folio Society Editions. The qualities of research, diligence and thoroughness required in academia are useful in collecting books as well, and we hope you will be satisfied with the books he has sourced for you. Many of the books offered here have been signed by their authors or artists and we take great care in making sure that the signatures are authentic. All books are sourced from a variety of reliable sources or signed by authors on our behalf at book festivals and other literary events. All books described as first editions are automatically first editions AND a first prints / printings unless specified otherwise. If you have any questions about any of our books please complete the form on our contact us page, we aim to reply to all requests within 24 hours.…
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