THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE
by ECO, Umberto;
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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BUDERIM, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Published by Secker & Warburg, 1995. Translated from The Italian by William Weaver.
Royal 8vo. pp.x + 515. some general toning. Black hardcover in pictorial dustwrapper with a pen line to bottom foredge. 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.
Royal 8vo. pp.x + 515. some general toning. Black hardcover in pictorial dustwrapper with a pen line to bottom foredge. 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.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 193555
- Title
- THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE
- Author
- ECO, Umberto;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published by Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, ITALIAN, IN TRANSLATION
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A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
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About the Seller
A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
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BUDERIM, Queensland
About A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
Alan and Fiona McIlreavy been Antiquarian Booksellers for over 40 years, in St Andrews in Scotland and in Melbourne Australia. Buderim Rare Books was established in 2000 when we returned to Australia. Buderim is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast ten minutes from the Pacific Ocean. We have a shop and an online catalogue. Shop hours 9.15- 2.00 pm until further notice
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- Dustwrapper
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