The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco UK Hardcover Medieval Murder Mystery
$ 15.32
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The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco UK Hardcover Medieval Murder Mystery. Made into a feature film starring Sean Connery and a young Christian Slater. Hardcover reading copy later printing UK edition. Hardcover First US Edition - First Printing London: Secker and Warburg, 1983. Hardcover reading copy later printing UK edition. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (author of Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, and Baudolino) Hardcover First US Edition - First Printing London: Secker and Warburg, 1983. Price clipped with price sticker. About 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24 x 16 1/2 cm) 502 pages. States reprintings on the copyright page. (This is NOT a bce.) Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket, a perfectly reasonable reading copy with bump to the back upper edge and toning to the pages, and toning to the jacket spine. Still very readable in a solid binding. Originally published in Italy as "Il nome della rosa" in 1980. Eco was a professor of linguistics, semiotics and medieval history at several Universities including Florence, Milan and Bologna. The Name of the Rose made Eco world-famous, one of a short list of 20th century novels which achieved international acclaim. Made into a feature film starring Sean Connery and a young Christian Slater. NOTE: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. (The pictures are NOT stock photos.) ALSO: All books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers. I use Demco brand jacket covers, formerly Gaylord. Shipping: $7.50 media mail shipping in the US, $9.95 padded mailer, or $16.95 priority mail medium box. IMPORTANT NOTE: All sales are generally FINAL. I do NOT accept returns because of buyer's remorse, "it was a gift but the recipient already had it", or "I found the same book(s) at a better price". I am not selling new items but collectible books. Prices are based on current demand, availability, edition and condition. Returns are only accepted because of significant discrepancies regarding edition and/or condition of which I try to be very thorough in researching the edition/printing as well as describing ALL condition issues. So make sure you're 100% positive you desire one of my items before making a purchase. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter
