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Zeitgeist Books
10 Cusack CloseTwickenhamTW1 4TBUnited Kingdom
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A fine UK slipcased first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - This edition of the Buried Giant has been bound in burgundy Canson Mi-Teintes 503 paper covering 2500 micron boards with 100mm die-cut hole; blocked in gold on front and spine; head and tail bands, with illustrated endpapers printed on 140gsm Munken Premium Cream paper. Portfolio bound in matching burgundy Canson Mi-Teintes 503 paper covering 2500 micron boards, blocked on front in gold only, with built flaps to hold two exclusive facsimile manuscript pages signed by the author. Typeset by Faber and Faber Ltd, text printed by CPI Group (UK) limited and hand bound by Smith Settle. Slipcase made of pale teal Brillianta 4197 cloth covering 2500 micron boards, which is blocked in gold foil on front board only, as issued. All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY KAZUO ISHIGURO + INCLUDES TWO EXCLUSIVE FACSIMILE MANUSCRIPT PAGES ALSO SIGNED BY MR ISHIGURO - this is copy 96/200 - Pictures available upon request.

About The Buried Giant

'The Buried Giant' blends historical fiction with fantasy as it follows an elderly couple's journey across a war-ravaged landscape in Arthurian Britain. Ishiguro skillfully examines themes of memory, forgetting, and the healing power of love and forgiveness.