An Artist of the Floating World, UK signed first edition, first state

Language: English

Published by Faber & Faber, 1986

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  • Hardcover
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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.

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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

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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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