# Is "A Pale View of Hills" by Kazuo Ishiguro a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber & Faber, 1982) is identified by: London: Faber & Faber, 1982. The UK Faber edition (1982) is the true first, preceding the US Putnam edition (1982).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- London: Faber & Faber, 1982
- Ishiguro's first novel and scarce
- Boards with gilt spine titles; first-issue dust jacket with its printed price to the flap, unclipped
- Copyright page states 'First published in 1982' with no later-impression statement
- Publisher imprint reads Faber & Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kazuo Ishiguro |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | London: Faber & Faber, 1982 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
London: Faber & Faber, 1982. Ishiguro's first novel and scarce. Boards with gilt spine titles; first-issue dust jacket with its printed price to the flap, unclipped. Copyright page states 'First published in 1982' with no later-impression statement.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Faber edition (1982) is the true first, preceding the US Putnam edition (1982). The debut is the scarcest Ishiguro first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions add a printing statement; book-club copies lack the priced first-issue jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Pale View of Hills* by Kazuo Ishiguro a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-pale-view-of-hills
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.