The Island of the Day Before
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
New York: Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, by Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1995. First English Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First U.S. Edition, the true edition having been published the year prior in Italy. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. 515 pp., including Translator's Note from William Weaver, noting translation from the original Italian. Bound in two-tone, blue paper over boards, blue cloth-backed.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
In 1643 a castaway comes upon an abandoned ship anchored off a desert island. As he explores the vessel’s mysterious cargo, he revisits the events of his tempestuous youth-and limns his era’s obsession with science and navigation. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355219
- Title
- The Island of the Day Before
- Author
- Eco, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, by Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- William Weaver Umberto Eco William Weaver
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