Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose) Science Fiction

Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose) Science FictionMilan: Bompiani, 1980 First edition. First printing. A near fine copy. The contents a bit toned. Some foxing to the the pastedowns and endpapers. A crack to the gutter of the title page, discretely mended. In a near fine dust jacket, unclipped with L. 10. 000 intact. A bright example of Ecos masterpiece. His first novel a captivating bibliomystery that would become one of the best selling books in history, with over 50 million copies sold.

minor rubbing

She first worked under Raymond Palmer at Clark Publications

with some creasing at the extremities and faint sunning to the spine

Reading: "On sight of this please pay to the order of Jonathan Baldwin Steward of the College of New Jersey the sum of forty six Pounds ten Shillings…money of New Jersey & place to my Account with the said College ——- Jno Witherspoon

The faintest blemish to the top edge of the outer text block

price clipped and just with mild toning and a touch of sunning to the spine

25’’ closed tear at the top of the front panel

only with a bit of rubbing to the cloth

scarce in the first printing

starring Robert Downey Jr

with a tiny nick on the spine and the slightest bit of rubbing at the extremities

advertising the very first stage performance of the story