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Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€941.12€847.01
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 2005. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's award winning work of speculative science fiction. A lovely copy of this important work. The signed first edition, first impression of this immensely successful novel from Nobel Prize for Literature winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by Ishiguro to the title page, and with a Hatchard's wraparound band identifying this as a 'Signed Copy'.A celebrated work of dystopian science fiction imagining a cruel dystopian 1990s England in which human cloning is permitted for the purpose of organ harvesting. Upon release, the work was met with critical acclaim, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2005 as well as winning the 2006 Arthur C. Clarke award. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. With wraparound band identifying this as a signed copy. Externally, fine. Light marks to dust wrapper back strip and head of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine
Synopsis
Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy grow up in Hailsham, a seemingly idyllic boarding school. As they become adults, they learn they are clones created for organ donations. They navigate their complex relationships and confront the harsh realities of their predetermined fate. Kathy, the narrator, reflects on their shared past, the bonds they formed, and the sacrifices they are expected to make. The novel raises profound questions about love, identity, mortality, and the moral implications of scientific advancements. Ishiguro's beautifully written tale explores the profound humanity of these characters as they face their tragic destinies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800F29
- Title
- Never Let Me Go
- Author
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- remains of the day nobel prize booker prize literary fiction nobel prize
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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