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Opera Aperta [The Open Work], Forma E Interdeterminazione Nelle Poetiche Contemporanee - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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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 signed by Eco to his bibliographer, James Contursi. An attractive Association Copy from the personal library of Contursi. Scarce; Eco's seminal, revolutionary work in the field of semiotics and critical theory, a collection of essays pre-dating his move toward semiotics. Opera Aperta (The Open Work) discusses the powerful concept of "openness", the artist's decision to leave arrangements of some constituents of a work to the public or to chance. In the original Italian language; 8vo; 370, [4] pages; 1 copy missing; Signed by Author .
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- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15634
- Title
- Opera Aperta [The Open Work], Forma E Interdeterminazione Nelle Poetiche Contemporanee - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Eco, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bompiani
- Place of Publication
- Milano
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Criticism And Interpretation Of James Joyce (1882-1941), Norbert Weiner (1894-1964), Esthetics And Semantics, History And Criticism Of Literature And Poetry, Information Theory
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama; Legendary Authors / Eco, Umberto; Foreign Language Books / Italian; Theater; ABAA-VBF;
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