Kazuo Ishiguro
45 copies for sale · $25–$4,500 · 16 first editions · 10 signed
Notable copies for sale
NEVER LET ME GO - SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$375
AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD - SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$350
A Pale View of Hills (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
THE UNCONSOLED (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$475
Nocturnes Five Stories Of Music And Nightfall Signed (first edition) — Second Story Books$150
A Pale View of Hills (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
Remains of the Day (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$25
THE BURIED GIANT SIGNED — Rare Book Cellar$996
KLARA AND THE SUN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$98
KLARA AND THE SUN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$88
NOCTURNES; Five Stories of Music and Nightfall (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$83
KLARA AND THE SUN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$78
What these are worth
The Unconsoled14 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
THE UNCONSOLED7 copies · $98–$250
WHEN WE WERE ORPHANS7 copies · £60–£148
KLARA AND THE SUN3 copies · $78–$98
A Pale View of Hills2 copies · $1,500–$4,500
Never Let Me Go2 copies · $75–$425
KLARA AND THE SUN; A Novel2 copies · $30–$73
THE BURIED GIANT2 copies · $58
THE BURIED GIANT SIGNED1 copy · $996
Never Let Me Go Signed1 copy · $500
THE UNCONSOLED1 copy · $475
The Remains Of The Day Signed1 copy · $400
NEVER LET ME GO - SIGNED1 copy · $375
AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD - SIGNED1 copy · $350
A Pale View Of Hills1 copy · $260
The Unconsoled Signed1 copy · $200
An Artist Of The Floating World1 copy · $160
An Artist of the Floating World1 copy · £150
Nocturnes Five Stories Of Music And Nightfall Signed1 copy · $150
Market context
69 copies of Kazuo Ishiguro's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $77 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
An Artist of the Floating World, first edition, signed by the author, 1986; and 3 others, (forum, 2026-09-03)£240
The Remains of the Day, first edition, signed by the author, 1989. (forum, 2026-09-03)£400
Never Let Me Go, first edition, signed by the author, 2005; and another by the same, signe (forum, 2026-09-03)£320
The Remains of the Day, first edition, signed by the author, 1989. (forum, 2026-04-23)£280
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