Kazuo Ishiguro

An Artist of the Floating World

G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1986. 8vo, black quarter paper boards over russet paper boards, gilt titles, 206pp. First American edition, first printing with full number line ending in 1. Unclipped dust jacket (15.95) with minor nick to front board, toning to flaps. Ownership signature to front endpaper, reminder stamping to bottom edge of text block. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. The second novel by the contemporary Japanese author and Nobel Laureate, a historical fiction of an aging painter reflecting on his life after World War II. A very good copy in mylar.

Price: $50.00