Kazuo Ishiguro – The Remains of the Day


Faber and Faber, London, 1989. Original UK hardback with the iconic pocket-watch dust jacket and yellow “Booker Shortlisted 1989” roundel.


Copyright page states:


First published in 1989

Reprinted 1989 (three times)


ISBN: 0-571-15310-0


Black cloth boards with white/silver lettering to spine. Original Faber & Faber dust jacket present.


A collectible early 1989 printing of Ishiguro’s celebrated novel, which went on to win the 1989 Booker Prize.


Condition: Good to Very Good vintage condition. The book appears clean and solid with some natural age-toning to the page edges. Dust jacket has light surface rubbing, edge/corner wear and minor marks consistent with age and handling. Please study all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.


A particularly attractive copy retaining its original period dust jacket.