The Name of the Rose
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151446474
- ISBN 13
- 9780151446476
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; (1983). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing of the US edition, very good+ in a very good+ dust jacket. The book is tight and square, with light soiling at spine ends and page edges. The cloth spine of the book has a slight concavity in about the top half. The jacket has a few small chips and tears at edges, with slight loss at spine ends and top edge of front panel. $15.95 price is on jacket flap; no names or other markings in the book. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. A sort of Medieval bibliomystery.
Synopsis
The Name of the Rose, a novel by Umberto Eco, is a historical whodunnit — a murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327. It is an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory. First published in Italian in 1980 under the title Il nome della rosa, it appeared in 1983 in an English translation by William Weaver.
Reviews
On Dec 23 2021, a reader said:
One of the best mystery novels of all time! It is set in the middle ages and as well as being a mystery it also dives into a lot of political, religious, and philosophical issues of the time. It offers amazing insights into everything that is happening there and a thrilling chase for a serial killer on who's killing anyone who gets their hands on one book, in a secluded benedictine abbey
On Jan 25 2007, Night clubangel said:
nice book.a evidence of deep in meanings and usefulness of the ideas stored throughout the pages
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005378
- Title
- The Name of the Rose
- Author
- Eco, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151446474
- ISBN 13
- 9780151446476
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; (1983)
- Place of Publication
- NY
- This edition first published
- 1983-06-09
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tulsa Books
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Tulsa Books
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