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An Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571136087
- ISBN 13
- 9780571136087
- Seller
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
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About This Item
First UK Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this Nobel Prize winning author's 2nd novel; uncommon in this condition and signed. This copy is in near fine condition showing only light rubbing to the board edges, moderate foxing to the page edges, and one tiny stain to the bottom exterior text block. Housed in a crisp and bright near fine dust jacket that shows only some faint staining along the bottom of the back panel (nearly invisible externally) and a couple of light rubs to the panels, else fine. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy; not remaindered, not price clipped, and not ex-library; in a Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Synopsis
An Artist of the Floating World (1986) is a novel by British-Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro. It is set in post-World War II Japan and is narrated by Masuji Ono, an aging painter, who looks back on his life and how he has lived it. He notices how his once great reputation has faltered since the war and how attitudes towards him and his paintings have changed. The chief conflict deals with Ono's need to accept responsibility for his past actions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3609
- Title
- An Artist of the Floating World
- Author
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571136087
- ISBN 13
- 9780571136087
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- First Edition, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Signed Firsts;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
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About the Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Tomball, Texas
About Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Crisp
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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