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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
by Umberto Eco; Geoffrey Brock [Translator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0151011400
- ISBN 13
- 9780151011407
- Seller
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Kennebunkport, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, 2005-06-03. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 8x6x1. Stated First edition, first printing, full letter line starting with "A". Dust jacket and text block both in mint condition. Appears to be a book that was shelved but never read. No markings, tears, corner creases or other defects. Images available on request.. Unconditional money back guarantee.
Synopsis
Yambo, a sixtyish rare-book dealer who lives in Milan, has suffered a loss of memory-he can remember the plot of every book he has ever read, every line of poetry, but he no longer knows his own name, doesn't recognize his wife or his daughters, and remembers nothing about his parents or his childhood. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws to the family home somewhere in the hills between Milan and Turin. There, in the sprawling attic, he searches through boxes of old newspapers, comics, records, photo albums, and adolescent diaries. And so Yambo relives the story of his generation: Mussolini, Catholic education and guilt, Josephine Baker, Flash Gordon, Fred Astaire. His memories run wild, and the life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novel. Yambo struggles through the frames to capture one simple, innocent image: that of his first love. A fascinating, abundant new novel-wide-ranging, nostalgic, funny, full of heart-from the incomparable Eco.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TangledWebMysteries
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111363
- Title
- The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
- Author
- Umberto Eco; Geoffrey Brock [Translator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151011400
- ISBN 13
- 9780151011407
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Orlando
- Date Published
- 2005-06-03
- Size
- 8x6x1
- X weight
- 27 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
TangledWebMysteries
Biblio member since 2004
Kennebunkport, Maine
About TangledWebMysteries
Tangled Web Mysteries and Oddities was started in 1995 as a bookstore in downtown historic Salem, MA, and is now based in beautiful Kennebunkport, Maine. We are a Mother and Daughter run business, and have been selling online since 2001. We specialize in hard to find mystery series, children's books, and other collectible and hard to find titles.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- New
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- Letter line
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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