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The Island of the Day Before
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0151001510
- ISBN 13
- 9780151001514
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A romance of navigation and science" in which a seventeenth-century Italian man finds himself marooned on a deserted ship. Stated first U.S. edition. First printing with letter line sequence running "A" thru "E." This is a beautiful copy that appears to be unread. The book itself is in "as new" condition with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the blue boards are clean, flat and true with not even a hint of wear. Dust jacket is not price-clipped ($25.00) and would be graded much higher were it not for a 1/4" tear and associated crease along the upper spine and another 1" crease along the lower left corner of the back cover. Otherwise the jacket shows minimal wear. This collectible, fine/very good+, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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
- rarefirstscom (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000660
- Title
- The Island of the Day Before
- Author
- Eco, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151001510
- ISBN 13
- 9780151001514
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Letter line
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- Jacket
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- Remainder
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.