The Island of the Day Before
by Eco, Umberto; translated by William Weaver
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New York: Harcourt Brace and Co, 1995. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. After a violent storm in the South Pacific (the year is 1643), Roberto della Griva finds himself shipwrecked." Thus opens a bracing novel, a stated First American Edition, with the tell-tale "a" present in "number" line, a fine exemplar of a fine novel, translated from the original Italian by William Weaver. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear beyond just a touch of smudging to bottom fore-tip; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. 513 pp.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. (US)
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- 350018
- Title
- The Island of the Day Before
- Author
- Eco, Umberto; translated by William Weaver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Umberto Eco|literature
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