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Catania, Italy: Domenico Sanfilippo Editore. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 888512738X . A superb first edition in fine condition in equally unblemished dust-jacket in the original slip case. First printing "Finito di stampare nel mese di dicembre 2004". A rare title in spectalular condition; Riccobono and Tempio's comprehensive collection of prints,… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 8845228681 . An attractive first printing of the first trade edition, Contursi A042b. Unread Fine condition in alike, light blue pictorial matte dust-wrapper; This collection of essays is an erudite, detailed inquiry into the philosophy of mind and language. Professor Eco tackles Kant's question,… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Near Fine. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition/first printing, "Finito di stampare nel mese di aprile 1968", Contursi A010. Near Fine condition in pink, orange, and white wrappers. Scarce; Introduzione all ricerca semiologia. This edition is composed of Appunti per una semiologia delle communicazioni visive, merged with other texts, later forming the… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8845218333 . An attractive first edition/first printing. Contursi A035a. Gilt-stamped red cloth in Fine condition in Fine pictorial dust-wrapper. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the title page; Umberto Eco's sequel to Diario minimo. A collection of forty-one satirical essays, written in… Read more about this item

London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c1969. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First English edition/first printing, in unread, about Fine condition with traces of sunning to edges in Very Good+, spine-sunned dust-jacket, price-clipped with Hamlyn price-sticker above. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8845223183 . First edition/first printing "I edizione Bompiani settembre 1994", Contursi A037a. In Near Fine condition in alike, lightly rubbed price-clipped dustjacket. In the original Italian language; Umberto Eco spins a romance of navigation and science as Italian nobleman Roberto della… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8845223183 . First edition/first printing "I edizione Bompiani settembre 1994", Contursi A037a. In Near Fine condition in Very Good+, very lightly rubbed and stained dustjacket. In the original Italian language; Umberto Eco spins a romance of navigation and science as Italian nobleman… Read more about this item

Verona: Arnoldo Mondadori editore. Near Fine. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition/first printing "I edizione gennaio 1963", Contursi A005a. Slight cover soiling, Near Fine in wrappers. Inscribed and signed by Umberto Eco to his bibliographer, James Contursi. An attractive association copy from the personal library of James Contursi; A collection of literary and scholarly… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Near Fine. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition/first printing "Finito di stampare nel mese di luglio 1967", Contursi A008. Errata slip. Owner’s name to title-page, teardrop discoloration to lower front cover, rear front corners slightly bumped, else a fine, unread copy in original red matte wrappers. Signed and inscribed by Eco to… Read more about this item

Milano: Il Saggiatore. Fine. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 8845224597 . First edition/first printing, Contursi Aa10. Unread Fine condition in pictorial wrappers. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi. Rare; Reports of the Congress on Realtà e ideologia del'informazione, held at the Casa della cultura di Milano a dall'Istituto Gramsci di Roma, Milan… Read more about this item

Genova, Italy: Il Melangolo. As New. 1991. Second Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 8870181472 . First Melangolo edition, first printing with "1 ED (NUGAE) " sticker on last page, Contursi A032, reprint of 1976 Quadragono libri publication in smaller format, without illustrations; later in Il secondo diario minimo). Unread As New condition, pictorial wrappers. From the … Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing (Contursi A026a, "I edizione Bompiani ottobre 1985") in Fine gilt-stamped red cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper with two small nicks to fore-edge. Very light toning to page edges. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi; Eco's collection of essays… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing (1962 Casa Ed. Valentino Bompiani, Milano; Contursi A004a) with light peripheral leaf toning as usual, else Fine. White-stamped navy cloth in Nearly Fine condition, slightly soiled yellow matte dust-jacket. Publisher's blindstamp on title page as required. Inscribed and… Read more about this item

Milano: Bompiani. Fine. 1967. Second Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Second edition/first printing, revised and enlarged: "2a edizione riveduta e ampliata" on front cover, "II edizione" on copyright page, Delfini-Cultura, Contursi A004b. Unread Fine condition in original wrappers. Signed by author Umberto Eco on the title page. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi. A… Read more about this item