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New hardcover with dust jacket. The sky blue boards are clean and crisp, with blue lettering to the spine. The dust jacket is bright, clean and free of marks. Pages are clean and fresh, and unread. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. First U.S. edition, Hanover Square Press, 2020. Book one in the series. Translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot. Originally published in Japan in 2015 as Coffee ga Samenai Uchini, it was adapted from Kawaguchi's stage play, winner of the Grand Prize at the Suginami Drama Festival. A small Tokyo café offers a seat that lets customers travel back in time. Over one summer, four visitors each hope to reach someone from their past.