The Island of the Day Before
de Eco, Umberto
- Usado
- as new
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- As New/Fine
- Librería
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, by Harcourt Brace, 1994. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in blue cloth over boards. Clean with bright gilt lettering to the spine, corners sharp. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Stated First U.S. Edition, with "A" in "number" line present. 515 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Sinopsis
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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- Librería
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 321183
- Título
- The Island of the Day Before
- Autor
- Eco, Umberto
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo As New
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First U.S. Edition
- Editorial
- A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, by Harcourt Brace
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1994
- Tamaño
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Literature|Umberto Eco
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- Gilt
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