POSTSCRIPT TO THE NAME OF THE ROSE [Signed]

Eco, Umberto [Author]; Weaver, William [Translator]

ISBN 10: 015173156X / ISBN 13: 9780151731565

Published by Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, San Diego, California; New York, New York; London, UK, 1983

12mo, 81 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is cream with orange and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$8.95" on front flap, has mild shelving wear along extremities, mild general soiling, and yellow adhesive residue along rear tail edge. Boards have mild bumping to fore corners, mild creasing to tail joints, and moderate denting along spine head and tail. Textblock edges have mild foxing, publisher's black remainder mark along tail edge. Signed flat on title page by Umberto Eco. Shelved Room C. 1398306. Special Collections. Seller Inventory # 1398306

Synopsis:

This book stems from Umberto Eco's account of the genesis of his extraordinary novel, The Name of the Rose, but, like the novel itself, it goes far beyond the particular: '...in March 1978 ... I had the urge to poison a monk.' Along the way, it touches on bad books, ideal readers, historical form, and the metaphysics of the detective story.

Language Notes: Text: English, Italian (translation)

Bibliographic Details

Title: POSTSCRIPT TO THE NAME OF THE ROSE [Signed]
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, San Diego, California; New York, New York; London, UK
Publication Date: 1983
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.