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Ishiguro, Kazuo : Never Let Me Go

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2005

ISBN 9781400043392

Fine copy in fine dust jacket, 8vo, 288 pp., First printing of the first American edition.

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ISHIGURO**, KAZUO: : Never Let Me Go

LONDON.Faber & Faber Limited,2005.

ISBN 0571224113.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 9 10 9 7 5 3.] FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt colour photographic montaged images illustrated repeated front+rear panels of dw/dj virtually scoring/ indent-free, with glossy black-lettered author name and brown-lettered title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author+title and publisher's black-lettered colophon to foot of same,rear panel with brown-lettered prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – head of spine/backstrip gently pushed with miniscule reciprocal creases - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore- edges generally bright and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to pages' corner tips,would appear unread,other than my own collation. Book with a slight right lean to publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked white ink lettered spine/backstrip,a red+yellow striped headband, and immaculate plain custard-yellow endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-263pp [paginated] includes Pts1- 3 comprising,9,8 and 6 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,a captioned separator page and individual Pts separator pages.          Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 18-year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness and a welcome addition to the Ishiguro canon. In 'Never Let Me Go',Ishiguro has fashioned another remarkable story - a story of love,loss and hidden truths - that takes its place among his finest works.                             Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham - an idyllic establishment situated deep in the English countryside.The children there were tenderly sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe they were special,and that their personal welfare was crucial.But for what reason were they relly there?                    It is only years later that Kathy,now aged thirty-one,finally allows herself yield to the pull of memory.What unfolds is the haunting story of how Kathy,Ruth and Tommy slowly come to face the truth about their seemingly happy childhoods - and about their futures.          'Never Let Me Go' is a uniquely moving novel,charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of our lives. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **     

UK 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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