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THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE : English translation of Il Nome della Rosa
by Eco, Umberto; (Translated from the Italian By William Weaver)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0140259198
- ISBN 13
- 9780140259193
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued. BRAND NEW & Collectible. English translation, 1996 First Edition, 1st Printin. Softcover.Fine. Originally published in Italian under the title L'Isola del Giorno Prima. Journals of Robert della Griva, 17th century nobleman, shipwrecked and and cast up on a deserted ship anchored in the bay of a beautiful island he fails to reach. Masterful storytelling from Italian medievalist & novelist Umberto Eco (1932 -2016) who gave us The Name of a Rose (Il Nome della Rosa, 1980). Fine copy.
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
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001771
- Title
- THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE : English translation of Il Nome della Rosa
- Author
- Eco, Umberto; (Translated from the Italian By William Weaver)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140259198
- ISBN 13
- 9780140259193
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Italian literature, Novel, Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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