Semiotics And The Philosophy Of Language - 1st US Edition/1st Printing

Eco, Umberto

ISBN 10: 0253351685 / ISBN 13: 9780253351685

Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, 1983

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First US edition/first printing, Gilt-stamped blue cloth in Very Good+ condition in Nearly Fine, slightly rubbed dustjacket with lightly soiled rear panel. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page by author Umberto Eco to his bibliographer, James Contursi. A superb association copy from the personal library of James Contursi. Contursi A025b; Professor for Semiotics Umberto Eco covers the tradition of the doctrine of signs from symbolic and allegorical readings of the Holy Scriptures, insights of the fields of philosophy and rhetoric to the various positions of modern literary criticism ; 8vo; ix, 242 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Semiotics And The Philosophy Of Language - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
• Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253351685
• ISBN 13: 9780253351685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First US Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science::General
  • Exhibitions::ABAA Fair New York 2013
  • First Editions
  • Legendary Authors::Eco, Umberto
  • Anthropology
  • Science::Philosophy
  • Signed First Editions
  • By Year Of Issue::1980s
  • Exhibitions::ABAA Fair San Francisco 2013

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Synopsis

"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature... this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." â Times Literary Supplement