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Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1994. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0253318513 . First English language edition/first printing (First published in 1994 by Indiana University Press) , Contursi A006d. Gilt-stamped maroon cloth in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket; Collection of Eco essays on mass culture from the 1960s through the 1980s, including major pieces which have have not been translated into English before, in four parts edited by Robert Lumley, "Mass Culture: Apocalypse Postponed," "Mass Media and the Limits of Communication," "The Rise and Fall of Counter-Cultures, " and "In Search of Italian Genius"; 8vo; viii, 227, [3] pages .

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 Giuseppe Flores d'Arcais, considered the founder of the school of personalized pedagogy. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi. A nice association copy, rare; First written for the use of students in his university lectures, these materials were later amplified and greatly modified and included in a more theoretically oriented form in La struttura assente (The Absent Structure). In the original Italian language ; 8vo; 212 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harcourt, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151006903 . A beautiful first English language edition, first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Contursi A046c; Umberto Eco's return to the middle ages, the year 1204, when Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Baudolino was born a simple peasant in northern Italy. When still a boy he meets a foreign commander in the woods, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who adopts Baudolino and sends him to the university in Paris, where he makes a number of fearless, adventurous friends. Translated by William Weaver; 8vo; [vi], 522 pages .

New York: Harcourt. Fine. 2002. Advance Review Copy; First Printing. Softcover. 0151006903 . Advance Reading Copy of the first American edition, first printing, Contursi A046b. In Fine condition in pictorial wrappers. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi; Umberto Eco's return to the middle ages, the year 1204, when Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Baudolino was born a simple peasant in northern Italy. When still a boy he meets a foreign commander in the woods, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who adopts Baudolino and sends him to the University in Paris where he makes a number of fearless adventurous friends. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver; 8vo; 522 pages .

New York: Harcourt, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151006903 . First American edition/first printing in about Fine condition, showing minor bumping to spine. Turquoise boards with gilt lettering. In Fine pictorial dust-jacket. Contursi A046c; Umberto Eco's return to the middle ages, the year 1204, when Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Baudolino was born a simple peasant in northern Italy. When still a boy he meets a foreign commander in the woods, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who adopts Baudolino and sends him to the university in Paris, where he makes a number of fearless, adventurous friends; 8vo; [vi], 522 pages .

London: Secker & Warburg. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0436276038 . First British edition/first printing, gilt-stamped blue cloth in Near Fine condition showing some tanning to pages. In alike pictorial dust-wrapper. Contursi A046e; Umberto Eco's return to the middle ages, the year 1204, when Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Baudolino was born a simple peasant in northern Italy. When still a boy he meets a foreign commander in the woods, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who adopts Baudolino and sends him to the University in Paris where he makes a number of fearless adventurous friends. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver; 8vo; 521, [1] pages .

London: Continuum. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0826452108 . A stunning first UK edition, first printing, published after the Italian and American edition in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket. Not listed in Contursi. Scarce; Published 4 years after the original Italian In cosa crede chi non crede? , a confrontation. Eco and Martini cover the philosophy of social values and religion; secular obsession with the new apocalypse, when does human life begin?; men and women according to the church; ethics without god; violence and intolerance. Translated by Minna Proctor; 8vo; [x], 98, [4] pages .

New York: Arcade Publishing. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1559704977 . A stunning first American edition, first printing in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket. Contursi Aa29b. Scarce; Published 4 years after the original Italian In cosa crede chi non crede? , a confrontation. Eco and Martini cover the philosophy of social values and religion; secular obsession with the new apocalypse, when does human life begin?; men and women according to the church; ethics without god; violence and intolerance. Translated by Minna Proctor; 8vo; [x], 102 pages .

London: Continuum. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0826452108 . First UK edition, first printing, published after the Italian and American edition in unread, about Fine condition, little bumping in alike dust-jacket. Not listed in Contursi. Scarce; Published 4 years after the original Italian In cosa crede chi non crede? , a confrontation. Eco and Martini cover the philosophy of social values and religion; secular obsession with the new apocalypse, when does human life begin?; men and women according to the church; ethics without god; violence and intolerance. Translated by Minna Proctor; 8vo; [x], 98, [4] pages .

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0152097007 . First American edition/first printing, Contursi Aa02c. Pictorial paper-covered boards in Fine condition in alike pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the half title page; Eco's first of three children's books, this one covering war and peace. A general decides to make war and blow up the world. While he collects some atoms and puts them into bombs to prepare for for, the atoms disagree with the approach and prefer to live in harmony. Translated by William Weaver; 4to; [20] leaves pages; Signed by Author .

Cambridge, MA; London, England: Harvard University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2011. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0674058690 . An attractive first American edition, first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket; Eco's views on semiotics as shared in a collection of four Richard Ellmann Lectures he gave at Harvard. This "young novelist" is a master who has wise things to impart about the art of fiction and the power of words ; 8vo; [viii], 231, [1] pages .

Cambridge, MA; London, England: Harvard University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2011. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0674058690 . An attractive first American edition, first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author Umberto Eco directly on the title page. Rather scarce to find signed; Eco's views on semiotics as shared in a collection of four Richard Ellmann Lectures he gave at Harvard. This "young novelist" is a master who has wise things to impart about the art of fiction and the power of words ; 8vo; [viii], 231, [1] pages; Signed by Author .

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 parodies, originally written for the periodical Il Verri between 1957 and 1963. In the original Italian language; 16mo; 169, [7] pages; Signed by Author .

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Fine. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Stapled wraps. First edition/first printing limited to about 300, not-for-sale copies, Contursi A029. Fine, Unread condition in stapled wrappers. Although not called for, signed by author and professor Umberto Eco directly on the title page. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi. Rare; Eco's lecture, given July 19, 1989. From Eco's fellowship at the Indiana University, Institute for Advanced Studies, July 10-24, 1989. A longer version of this lecture, Unlimited semiosis and Drift, was later published in The limits of interpretation; Distinguished Lecturer Series; Vol. 1; 8vo; 16, [2] pages; Signed by Author .

Milano: Fabbri editori. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 8845038602 . First edition/first printing, Contursi Aa23a. Fine in black cloth in alike pictorial dust-jacket, variant jacket with "dal Paradiso Perduto" preceding title, "Regione Lazio" at bottom, lacking price and ISBN, "11" on lower spine. Numerous color reproductions and black and white photographs. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi; an important introduction into nuclear art founder Enrico Baj (1924-2003) and the history of modern and postmodern Italian drawings and paintings of the late 20th century. Four untenable theses that are rendered tenable in Enrico Baj's heads. In the original Italian language; 4to; 119, [1] pages .

Milano: Fabbri editori. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 8845038602 . First edition/first printing, Contursi Aa23a. Fine in black cloth in alike pictorial first state dust-jacket. Numerous color reproductions and black and white photographs. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi; an important introduction into nuclear art founder Enrico Baj (1924-2003) and the history of modern and postmodern Italian drawings and paintings of the late 20th century. Four untenable theses that are rendered tenable in Enrico Baj's heads. In the original Italian language; 4to; 119, [1] pages .

Milano: Fabbri editori. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 8845038602 . First edition/first printing, Contursi Aa23a. Fine in black cloth in about Fine pictorial dust-jacket, small impression on back cover/panel, variant jacket with "dal Paradiso Perduto" preceding title, "Regione Lazio" (blacked out) at bottom, lacking price and ISBN, "11" on lower spine. Numerous color reproductions and black and white photographs. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi; an important introduction into nuclear art founder Enrico Baj (1924-2003) and the history of modern and postmodern Italian drawings and paintings of the late 20th century. Four untenable theses that are rendered tenable in Enrico Baj's heads. In the original Italian language; 4to; 119, [1] pages .

New York: Harcourt, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151004463 . An attractive first English Language edition/first printing, Contursi A041c, in Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Umberto Eco directly on the title page. Scarce, specially in collectible condition; Eco discusses his interest in East/West dialogue as a means of facilitating international communication and understanding. In these five essays the Italian semiotician reflects on war, immigration, media, fundamentalism and the nature of evil. From talks he gave at conferences and from articles on current affairs, Eco offers his clear and decisive thoughts. Translated by Alastair McEwen from Cinque scritti morali (1997) ; 8vo; xii, 111, [3] pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harcourt, Inc.. Fine+. 2001. Advance Review Copy; First Printing. Softcover. 0151004463 . A beautiful Uncorrected Proof of the first American edition/first printing, Contursi A041b. Unread Very Fine condition; Eco discusses his interest in East/West dialogue as a means of facilitating international communication and understanding. In these five essays the Italian semiotician reflects on war, immigration, media, fundamentalism and the nature of evil. From talks he gave at conferences and from articles on current affairs, Eco offers his clear and decisive thoughts. Translated by Alastair McEwen from Cinque scritti morali (1997) ; 8vo; xii, 111, [1] pages .

Praha: Odeon. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8020703357 . First Czech (Bookclub, Klub ctenáru) edition in about Fine condition in dust-jacket with closed tear to front panel, else Near Fine. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi. Contursi EZC03; Three Milan editors become enthralled in the development of a literary joke that becomes very real. They feed all sorts of knowledge into their computer…manuscript pages on hermetic thought…Brazilian voodoo, the secrets of the solar system, rites of the Knights of the Temple, Rosicrucians. Their fun little game begins to take over, putting ing its creators into deadly peril. An incredible journey of thought and history, memory and fantasy. Translated by Zdenik Frýbort ; 8vo; 720, [8] pages .