Ishiguro, Kazuo (1989) ‘The Remains of the Day’, UK signed first edition

Condition: a fine book in a near fine dust jacket. An unread copy. Clean throughout. No shelf wear, book is square, tight with the corners sharp. The dust jacket is first state without the Booker flash, faded on the spine although not gone completely white. The dust jacket’s spine has the tendency to fade into pink and eventually white colour

Kazuo Ishiguro is one of Britain’s best writers of the past four decades. He has been accoladed multiple times and is read in schools and universities as part of an English degree. The Remains of the Day was adapted as a film starring Emma Thompson and Sir Anthony Hopkins. The 1993 film was nominated for eight (!) Academy Awards.