Collectibles
Umberto Eco, Islands of the Day, First US edition
- Item Number
- 150
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Opening Bid
- 20 USD
Item Description
After a violent storm in the South Pacific in the year 1643, Roberto della Griva finds himself shipwrecked-on a ship. Swept from the Amaryllis, he has managed to pull himself aboard the Daphne, anchored in the bay of a beautiful island. The ship is fully provisioned, he discovers, but the crew is missing.
As Roberto explores the different cabinets in the hold, he remembers chapters from his youth: Ferrante, his imaginary evil brother; the siege of Casale, that meaningless chess move in the Thirty Years' War in which he lost his father and his illusions; and the lessons given him on Reasons of State, fencing, the writing of love letters, and blasphemy.
In this fascinating, lyrical tale, Umberto Eco tells of a young dreamer searching for love and meaning; and of a most amazing old Jesuit who, with his clocks and maps, has plumbed the secrets of longitudes, the four moons of Jupiter, and the Flood.
Umberto Eco is a noted Italian author, philosopher and academic.
Good cover.
Item Special Note
This book will ship from Albany, NY at the close of the auction.
Donated By:
John Ebersole
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