# Is "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber and Faber, 1989) is identified by: Faber & Faber London 1989 (Booker Prize winner). Faber London 1989 is the true first; Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Faber & Faber London 1989 (Booker Prize winner)
- First printing copyright page should show the full number line ending in '1' and no statement of later impression
- Publisher's boards, dust jacket with its printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kazuo Ishiguro |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 1989 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Faber & Faber London 1989 (Booker Prize winner) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Faber & Faber London 1989 (Booker Prize winner). First printing copyright page should show the full number line ending in '1' and no statement of later impression. Publisher's boards, dust jacket with its printed price.

## Is this the true first?
Faber London 1989 is the true first; Alfred A. Knopf New York 1989 is the first US. Signed first printings are sought after.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not ending in '1', or a 'reprinted' statement, denotes a later impression; US Knopf edition carries a different imprint and jacket. Book club editions lack the priced Faber jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Remains of the Day* by Kazuo Ishiguro a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-remains-of-the-day
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.