KLARA AND THE SUN.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3,so a 1st edn,2nd impression.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,orange background with colour pictorial abstract artwork impressed square to front of dw/dj with capitalised, glossy,embossed black-lettered title,author's name and WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE credit; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's and miniaturised thumbnail of front's illustration and publisher's black-lettered initialled name black-lettered story's prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Miniscule colour paper loss to rear,top edge in vcinity of head of sspine and top,front corner tip.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original sandy paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink capitalised lettering to spine/backstrip,a black headband,and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-307pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-6 with no nominated chapter numbers; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, individual Pts separator pages,and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and even/particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. From her place in the store Klara,an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities,watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse,and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever,Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In 'Klara and The Sun' Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question,what does it mean to love? Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,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 the 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. **