{"product_id":"the-remains-of-the-day-kazuo-ishiguro-illustrated-folio-society-2007-4","title":"The Remains of the Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society, 2007. First printing thus. Illustrated by Finn Campbell-Notman. 227 × 160 × 24 mm. Pp. [i–x], [1–2] 3–226 [227–230]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [v], 23, 71, 86, 150, 182 and 223). Type: Bembo. Printed and bound by Cambridge University Press in full pale brown cloth blocked and printed with design in dark brown, gold, black and white by Campbell-Notman; brown endleaves. Brown slip case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear-fine book with the very tiniest crease to foot of spine, with binding square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed. In the matching slipcase that is a little shelf-worn and dinged around the opening. A lovely copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tale of an ageing English butler reflecting on a life of service, loyalty, and missed opportunities during a postwar journey through the countryside. First published in 1989, 'The Remains of the Day' won the Booker Prize and remains one of Ishiguro’s most celebrated works. It was later adapted into an acclaimed 1993 film starring Anthony Hopkins as Mr James Stevens and Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53538309898579,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/The-Remains-of-the-Day-KAZUO-ISHIGURO-Illustrated-FOLIO-SOCIETY-2007-First-Print_2.webp?v=1777119642","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-remains-of-the-day-kazuo-ishiguro-illustrated-folio-society-2007-4","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}