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The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0151446474
- ISBN 13
- 9780151446476
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
Item Price
A$93.09A$83.78
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About This Item
Light-brown and tan boards with gold writing on spine; intricate image embossed in gold on front board. Top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; illustrations on interior of front and back boards. Slight wear on tops of dust jacket flap folds; tops of front and back dust jacket has rubbing and wear. Crease on top of dust jacket spine; shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Cover price of $15.95 on front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich First Edition, Second Printing as indicated by "C D E" on copyright page. Publisher started first printing with "B" in the letter line and not "A".
Eco's amazing novel is a "gloriously rich blending of thriller and Gothic novel" translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich First Edition, Second Printing as indicated by "C D E" on copyright page. Publisher started first printing with "B" in the letter line and not "A".
Eco's amazing novel is a "gloriously rich blending of thriller and Gothic novel" translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Synopsis
The Name of the Rose, a novel by Umberto Eco, is a historical whodunnit — a murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327. It is an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory. First published in Italian in 1980 under the title Il nome della rosa, it appeared in 1983 in an English translation by William Weaver.
Reviews
On Dec 23 2021, a reader said:
One of the best mystery novels of all time! It is set in the middle ages and as well as being a mystery it also dives into a lot of political, religious, and philosophical issues of the time. It offers amazing insights into everything that is happening there and a thrilling chase for a serial killer on who's killing anyone who gets their hands on one book, in a secluded benedictine abbey
On Jan 25 2007, Night clubangel said:
nice book.a evidence of deep in meanings and usefulness of the ideas stored throughout the pages
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ECO003
- Title
- The Name of the Rose
- Author
- Umberto Eco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151446474
- ISBN 13
- 9780151446476
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983-06-09
- Pages
- 502
- Keywords
- umberto eco; the name of the rose
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Mystery;
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I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
I will also gladly search for and offer well-priced books of all kinds. If there's something you'd love to have, either send me a message here or go to https://cases.sherlockjoes.com and Open a Case!
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