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POSTSCRIPT TO THE NAME OF THE ROSE
by ECO, Umberto; translated from the Italian by WEAVER, William:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1984. First American edition, first printing. First American edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with 11 black and white photographs. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with bumping and rubbing to the extremities, the contents clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly creased dustwrapper, that is without fading loss or tears. Not price clipped ($8.95 to the front flap). Signed by Umberto Eco in blue ink on the title page. The author provides insight into the planning, research and writing of his award winning masterpiece of historical crime fiction 'The Name of the Rose'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24324
- Title
- POSTSCRIPT TO THE NAME OF THE ROSE
- Author
- ECO, Umberto; translated from the Italian by WEAVER, William:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First American edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1984
Terms of Sale
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
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