BAUDOLINO
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151006903
- ISBN 13
- 9780151006908
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2002. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author of the bestselling "The Name of the Rose" returns to 12th century Europe where he is at his storytelling best with this work that mixes history and myth in the person of Baudolino, a poor Italian peasant boy who meets and charms an emperor. The emperor sends Baudolino to university in Paris where he meets a number of adventurous friends and together they set out to find Prester John, a legendary priest-king who rules over an eastern kingdom filled with fantastic creatures and lovely maidens. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket is close to perfect, perhaps a touch of edgewear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable.
Synopsis
Baudolino is a 2000 novel by Umberto Eco about the adventures of a young man named Baudolino in the known and mythical Christian world of the 12th century. Baudolino was translated into English in 2001 by William Weaver. The novel presented a number of particular difficulties in translation, not the least of which is that there are ten or so pages written in a made-up language that is a mixture of Latin, medieval Italian, and other languages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004664
- Title
- BAUDOLINO
- Author
- Eco, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Printing, First U.S. Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0151006903
- ISBN 13
- 9780151006908
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, MIDDLE AGES, 12TH CENTURY, EUROPE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure; Europe; Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Chipping
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