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ISHIGURO, Kazuo (b. 1954). A pair of The Remains of the Day titles, including:
London: Faber and Faber, [1989]. 8vo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in white (minor rubbing to spine); original dust jacket (spine lightly sunned, some light rubbing at edges). FIRST UK EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page. -- New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 8vo. Original blue cloth-backed light blue boards, front board and spine stamped in gilt (light rubbing to spine and corners, minor sunning to board-edges); original dust jacket (minor rubbing). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
The novel won The Booker Prize in 1989 and is the basis of the 1993 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, directed by James Ivory. This acclaimed film was nominated for multiple awards.