An Artist Of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- First Edition
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. First edition, first prnt. Second issue (printed by Richard Clay Ltd.). Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. Beginning page toning, backstrip ends lightly pushed; dustjacket with tiny wrinkles on the spine ends. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustajcket with an archival cover. Ishiguro's second novel. Whitbread Prize winner 1986..… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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- 1986
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399131191 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 8.8 X 5.6 X 1.5 inches . Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- First US Edition; First Printing
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399131191 . A Near Fine first printing of the first edition with some bumping to the boards housed in an unblemished dust-jacket, signed and inscribed by author Kazuo Ishiguro on the half-title page. There is a remainder stamping… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD.
by Ishiguro, Kazuo.
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- 1986
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LONDON: FABER & FABER LIMITED.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571136087 . First edition. SIGNED by Nobel Prize winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on title page. Close to fine in 'second issue' cloth binding bound by Richard Clay in fine dust jacket. (Text lightly age toned. ) Author's SECOND novel. Shortlisted… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist Of The Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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London: Faber and Faber, ( 1986 ). First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo, black cloth
His second novel. Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017 Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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An Artist of the Floating World
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo (born 1954)
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, SECOND STATE. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[2]; 206. Black publisher's cloth to boards, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £8.95 to front flap. Printed by Richard Clay rather than Butler and Tanner. Toning throughout leaves, especially margins and edges. Minor bumping to top of dust-jacket. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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London: Faber and Faber, (1986). First English Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 206p octavo. A fine bright copy in like dust jacket signed by Ishiguro on the title page.
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An Artist Of The Floating World
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo
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- 1986
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, second issue. Slight toning to the pages as usual, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- 1986
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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New York: G.P Putnam's Sons [1986], 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [8], 7-206 pp. Quarter black cloth over orange paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $15.95 on front flap of jacket. Whitbread Prize winner; a stunning copy of the second book by this Granta List author. Jacket shows a… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of The Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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London, United Kingdom: Faber & Faber, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint statement to the copyright page therefore indicating a true first print in a near fine Dust Jacket . Near fine unread copy with a hint of spotting to… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- First Edition
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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- 0399131191
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1986 GP Putnam's FIRST American Ed. of Ishiguro's 2nd novel. This copy is in FINE/VG condition. The HB is very clean and unmarked. The DJ is not price cl;ipped and is mylar wrapped. There are 2 small repaired tears along the edges and… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo
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- 1986
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. 206pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Very light damp-staining to head of dustwrapper, else clean and crisp. The first edition, second issue [printed by Richard Clay] of Kazuo Ishiguro's (b. 1954) second novel. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017. . First edition, second issue. 8vo. Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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- 1986
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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London Boston: faber and faber, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6". None. A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning second novel Signed first edition, second issue (printed by Richard Clay LTD), in original publisher's binding with dust wrapper of An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. The novel follows the story of painter… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$8.50
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Vintage International. Used - Like New. 1989. 1st. Paperback. Small publisher's mark to text block. Otherwise, Fine. Item Price
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AN Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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- New
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- Hardback
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- 0143124285
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Southport, Merseyside, GBR
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AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD
by Ishiguro, Kazuo
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- 1st Edition
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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Montreal, Quebec, CAN
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$75.00
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New York: Putnam, (1986), 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. 8vo. A very good or better copy with a small bump on the edge of the bottom boards, remainder mark on top edge in dw with one small chip at the bottom of the spine and minor rubbing at the tips.… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Artist of the Floating World
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo
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Lewes, East Sussex, GBR
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London: Faber and Faber, (1986).. First edition, second state, 8vo, (ii), 206 pp. Light marginal browning throughout. Cloth, d.w., mild marking to the lower wrapper. Item Price
$37.70
An Artist Of The Floating World
by ISHIGURO, Kazuo
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- Used
- Published
- 1986
- ISBN 10
- 0399131191
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons, 1986. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. Ishiguro's well received second novel for which he won the Whitbread Prize. Ishiguro of course went on to win the Booker Prize for "Remains of the Day" as well as the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature. A near fine copy with some slight pushing to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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