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Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY KAZUO ISHIGURO - Pictures available upon request. Seller Inventory # 009353
Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham - an idyllic establishment situated deep in the English countryside. The children there were tenderly sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe they were special, and that their personal welfare was crucial. But for what reason were they really there? It is only years later that Kathy, now aged 31, finally allows herself to yield to the pull of memory. What unfolds is the haunting story of how Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, slowly come to face the truth about their seemingly happy childhoods - and about their futures. Never Let Me Go is a uniquely moving novel, charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of our lives.
Review: All children should believe they are special. But the students of Hailsham, an elite school in the English countryside, are so special that visitors shun them, and only by rumor and the occasional fleeting remark by a teacher do they discover their unconventional origins and strange destiny. Kazuo Ishiguro's sixth novel, Never Let Me Go, is a masterpiece of indirection. Like the students of Hailsham, readers are "told but not told" what is going on and should be allowed to discover the secrets of Hailsham and the truth about these children on their own.
Offsetting the bizarreness of these revelations is the placid, measured voice of the narrator, Kathy H., a 31-year-old Hailsham alumna who, at the close of the 1990s, is consciously ending one phase of her life and beginning another. She is in a reflective mood, and recounts not only her childhood memories, but her quest in adulthood to find out more about Hailsham and the idealistic women who ran it. Although often poignant, Kathy's matter-of-fact narration blunts the sharper emotional effects you might expect in a novel that deals with illness, self-sacrifice, and the severe restriction of personal freedoms. As in Ishiguro's best-known work, The Remains of the Day, only after closing the book do you absorb the magnitude of what his characters endure. --Regina Marler
Title: Never Let Me Go >>>> A BEAUTIFUL SIGNED UK ...
Publisher: Faber & Faber, London
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
, 263 pages, signed by the author on the title page First Edition, second impression , very lightly bumped corners, book in near fine condition , dustwrapper slightly marked, very good condition , paper covered boards with printed titles to spine, coloured endpapers , 22 cm x 15 cm Hardback SIGNED by the author ISBN: 571224113. Seller Inventory # 77662
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Seller: first state books, Corsham, WILTS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine in like wrapper. Very slight lean. First printing, second (2nd) impression. Signed by the author to title page. Hatchard's belly band present. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 98473
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Seller: David Bunnett Books, London, United Kingdom
HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 2nd Impression. 8vo in dark green boards, white lettering to spine, 263pp. This copy signed by the author on the title-page (no other marks or inscriptions) . [CONDITION: A well preserved almost AS NEW unmarked and unread copy (thin sliver of very slight creasing to spine ends in an AS NEW complete Dust Jacket ] . . __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS. Seller Inventory # T220944
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Signed by the author. Not price-clipped. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; [vii], 263 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Organ donors ; Fiction. Cloning ; Fiction. Women England ; Fiction. School children England ; Fiction. Reminiscing ; Fiction. English literature 21st century England. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 339368
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Signed by the author. Not price-clipped. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; [vii], 263 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Organ donors ; Fiction. Cloning ; Fiction. Women England ; Fiction. School children England ; Fiction. Reminiscing ; Fiction. English literature 21st century England. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 339368
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Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression, signed and inscribed to the title page by Kazuo Ishiguro; the true first trade issue, not the numbered 'signed limited edition'. A lovely, Near Fine+ copy: tight and square binding in clean green boards; Fine but for a gentle bump to the tip of the bottom corner and a dozen very tiny (barely perceptible) spots to the top-edge of the page block; else excellent - bright, crisp and clean, presenting as unopened. The unclipped dustwrapper is Fine: delightfully crisp and vibrant; minor wrinkle to the tip of the bottom lower corner; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # M389
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Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Trade Edition. Dystopian science fiction novel shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize. Time magazine named it the best novel of 2005 and included it in its list of the 100 best English language novels since 1923. The 2010 film version starred Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield. Fine in fine dustjacket. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 7247
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Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 10931
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Seller: The Old Bookshop Collection, Blaenavon, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed, first edition, first impression in unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket in near fine condition some very small bumps to the edges of the top but hardly noticeable, some slight scratches on the back. Book in near fine condition edges sharp slight bumping to the top and base of the spine, no spine lean, clean boards, text block quite clean, head slightly foxed. More photos available on request. In general a lovely copy. Time magazine named the best novel of 2005 and included it in its list of the 100 best English language novels since 1923. In Never Let Me Go he has fashioned another remarkable story - a story of love, loss and hidden truths - that takes its place amongst his finest work.Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham - an idyllic establishment situated deep in the English countryside. The Children there were tenderly sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe they were special, and that their personal welfare was crucial. But for what reason were they really there?It is only years later that Kathy, now aged 31, finally allows herself to yield to the pull of memory. What unfolds is the haunting story of how Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, slowly come face the truth about their seemingly happy childhoods - and about their futures.Never Let Me Go is a uniquely moving novel, charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of our lives. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1705929231337
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Seller: Booth Books, Harlan, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Hardcover first signed and limited edition printing, unopened still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Signed by the author. Securely shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1727913206799
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