The Island of the Day Before
by Umberto Eco
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About This Item
The Island of the Day Before, Umberto Eco. Published by Harcourt Brace, New York, 1995. First American printing. Dark blue boards with light blue cloth quarter spine; gilt spine titles. Volume in mint condition; unclipped dustjacket has a crease inside front flap; otherwise fine. "A romance of navigation and science in the mid-seventeenth century". 002076
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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- The Island of the Day Before
- Author
- Umberto Eco
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- 1
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- Hardcover
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