signed first edition Hardcover
1992 · Milano
by Eco, Umberto
Milano: Bompiani/Stefanel. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8845218856 . First English language edition, red-stamped off-white cloth in Fine condition in alike, pictorial dust-wrapper. 17 full-page color illustrations by Eugenio Carmi. Contursi Aa24b. Signed by Umberto Eco directly on the title page. A lovely collectible, scarce to see signed; Eco and Carmi's adventure resulting in the discovery of Earth. A children's story to also make adults (and potentates) stop and think. Fairy-tale? Science fiction? Ecological warning? All of these but also a bit of reality; 4to; [18] leaves pages; Signed by Author . (Inventory #: 15593)