# Is "The Unconsoled" by Kazuo Ishiguro a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber & Faber, 1995) is identified by: London and Boston: Faber & Faber, 1995. The UK Faber edition (1995) precedes the US Knopf edition (1995).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- London and Boston: Faber & Faber, 1995
- Boards with gilt spine titles; first-issue dust jacket with its printed price to the flap, unclipped
- Copyright page reads 'First published in 1995' with a complete descending number line; the lowest digit '1' present indicates a first impression
- Publisher imprint reads Faber & Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kazuo Ishiguro |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | London and Boston: Faber & Faber, 1995 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
London and Boston: Faber & Faber, 1995. Boards with gilt spine titles; first-issue dust jacket with its printed price to the flap, unclipped. Copyright page reads 'First published in 1995' with a complete descending number line; the lowest digit '1' present indicates a first impression.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Faber edition (1995) precedes the US Knopf edition (1995).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
On later impressions the lowest number is absent from the number line; the US Knopf edition is a separate setting.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Unconsoled* by Kazuo Ishiguro a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-unconsoled
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.