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Eco, Umberto. FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM; Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. San Diego etc~. 1998. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / A Helen & Kurt Wolff Book, 1989.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: thick, black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first trade edition so stated. first printing (#1 in # line). frontis illustration of kabbalistic tree of life. 641p.+ list of Eco's other works. kabbalistic & rosicrucian diagrams here and there in text . fiction. world literature. italian literature. kabblah. templars. stonehenge. rosicrucians. raymond lully. cornelius agrippa. johann reuchlin. francis bacon. michael maier. abulafia. juan luis borges. turfa'n fragments. theosophy. occultism. cryptography. mystery. il mondo magico. le mauvais demiurge. fama fraternitatis. comte d'anjou. philip le bel. jacques de molay. holy grail. wolfram von eschenbach. parzival. eliphas levi. josephin peladan. guillaume postel. julius evola. grand orient. willermoz. mundus subterraneus. serge nilus et les protocoles.ossendowski. blavatsky. abbe barruel. les illumines.ignatius loyola. giuseppe balsamo. synagogue de satan. les sources occultes de nazisme. les matins des magiciens. pico della mirandola. hasan as~sabah. sixth imam. secret societies. talmud. karl popper. giordano bruno. ~ An enthralling mystery, a breathtaking rollercoaster ride through a world of ideas and aberrations, an adventure into the modern mind. One Colonel Ardenti, who has unnaturally black, brilliantined hair, an Adolphe Menjou mustache, wears maroon socks, and once served in the Foreign Legion, starts it all. He tells three Milan editors that he has discovered a coded message about a Templar Plan, centuries old and involving Stonehenge, to tap a mystic source of power greater than atomic energy. The editors (who have spent altogether too much time rewriting crackpot manuscripts on the occult by self~subsidizing poetasters and dilettantes) decide to have a little fun. They'll make a Plan of their own. But how? Randomly they throw in manuscript pages on hermetic thought. The Masters of the World, who live beneath the earth. The Comte de Saint~Germain, who lives forever. The secrets of the solar system contained in the measurements of the Great Pyramid. The Satanic initiation rites of the Knights of the Temple. Assassins, Rosicrucians, Brazilian voodoo. They feed all this into their computer, which is named Abulafia (Abu for short), after the medieval Jewish cabalist. A terrific joke, they think~ until people begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one, starting with Colonel Ardenti. A superb entertainment by the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose.

Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.

Eco, Umberto. Foucault's Pendulum. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.

Price: US$21.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A literary prank leads to deadly danger in this intellectual thriller by the author of The Name of the Rose. Bored with their work, three Milanese book editors cook up an elaborate hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with occult groups across the centuries. Becoming obsessed with their own creation, they produce a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlled—a point located in Paris, France, at Foucault’s Pendulum. But in a fateful turn the joke becomes all too real. When occult groups, including Satanists, get wind of the Plan, they go so far as to kill one of the editors in their quest to gain control of the earth. Orchestrating these and other diverse characters into his multilayered semiotic adventure, Umberto Eco has created a superb cerebral entertainment. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. DJ shows only minor shelf wear with no rubbing or soiling and is not price clipped. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square with no fading on boards. Corners not bumped. Hinges are firm. An excellent reading copy. Note that oversized or heavier books may require additional postage.

Seller: Code X Books, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.

Eco, Umberto. FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1989.

Price: US$24.75 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: The second of Eco's bestselling novels, following "The Name of The Rose" by eight years. It begins in Milan, where Colonel Ardenti tells three editors about a coded message he's found about a centuries-old Templar plan to tap a mystic source of power greater than atomic energy. The editors take the Colonel for a crackpot and decide to have some fun. Randomly, they begin tossing into the Colonel's manuscript pages of hermetic thought -- everything from Satanic initiation rites to Brazilian voodoo. It makes a terrific joke, the editors think, until people begin mysteriously disappearing, starting with the Colonel. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket shows only some light edge and surface wear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable. (This is a large, 641-page bookand may, depending on destination, require additional postage. Sorry, we cannot ship it outside the continental U.S.) First Printing, First U.S. Trade Edition.

Seller: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, U.S.A.

ECO, UMBERTO.&.CARMI, EUGENIO.WEAVER, WILLIAM TRANS.. THREE ASTRONAUTS (3 III). Harcourt Brace & Company, NY, 1989.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD CLIPT(S15.00) DUST JACKET.name ep "ALLRED" Else clean, solid,bright.; BLACK spine & COVER titles on WHITE hard covers.Inner back dj flap photo of AUTHORS.; 32pg? thin pages; A Martian's concern for a frightened bird shows three space explorers from America, Russia, and China that just because two creatures look different doesn't mean they have to be enemies.

Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.

Umberto Eco and Eugenio Carmi; Eugenio, Carmi (illu.). The Three Astronauts. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, 1989.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Description: Large 8vo. Top fore-edge corner of front board bumped, remainder mark top edge, otherwise an as-new copy. Unclipped dj, now protected in removable mylar.

Seller: La Playa Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

Umberto Eco & Eugenio Carmi. Three Astronauts (FIRST "A" PRINTING). Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1989.

Price: US$35.99 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: FIRST PRINTING of the First U.S. edition with the "A" present in the letter line. Hardback book with dust jacket. The near fine book is sharp, tight, crisp and clean. The jacket looks very nice but there is a closed chip on the cover (I almost missed it). NOT PERFECT, but certainly a very good copy.

Seller: Foster Books, Board of Directors FABA, Davie, FL, U.S.A.

Eco, Umberto. The Three Astronauts. Harcourt Brace & Co., 1989.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Clean ex-library >end papers removed. Strong Binding Clean Covers & interior pgs. Priced glossy DJ. Three astronauts from different countries land on Maras, meet a starange Martian, and make an amazing discovery about the nature of humanity. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The Vintage BookStore, Jim Thorpe, PA, U.S.A.

ECO, Umberto & CARMI, Eugenio;. THE THREE ASTRONAUTS. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, New York, London, 1989.

Price: US$46.36 + shipping

Description: First Edition. Translated from The Italian by William Weaver. Small 4to. pp.39. Illustrated throughout. original laminated pictorial hardcover in pictorial dustwrapper. Near Fine. Three astronauts from different countries land on Maras, meet a strange Martian, and make an amazing discovery about the nature of humanity.

Seller: A&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books, Buderim, QLD, Australia

ECO, Umberto (and Eugenio Carmi). THE THREE ASTRONAUTS. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, N. Y., 1989.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Translated by William Weaver. Shadow from sticker removal on front of dustjacket; else Fine.

Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

ECO, Umberto.. Three Astronauts.. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, San Diego:, 1989.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. First American printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.

Eco, Umberto & Eugenio Carmi. The Three Astronauts [Presentation copy signed prelaunch from one astronaut to another]. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: First printing. Little bumping else fine without dust jacket as issued. Inscription on the half title page reads: "'Bon Voyage', Mr. Bill and the crew of Discovery / STS-42! Ken & Maureen, 1/14/92." Bill is William F. Readdy, Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle mission IML-1, which blasted off on January 22, 1992. Ken is Kenneth S. Reightier, Jr., another veteran astronaut and former classmate of Readdy.

Seller: Ron Griswold Books East, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.

ECO, Umberto and Eugenio Carmi. [Juvenile] The Three Astronauts [I tre cosmonauti]. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1989.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: First Printing of the second installment in Eco's trilogy of children's books, also including The Bomb and the General and The Gnomes of Gnu Bompiani, all illustrated by Eugenio Carmi. Translated by William Weaver. Tall, slim 8vo: unpaginated, with 17 stunning full-page illustrations (watercolor and collage) by Carmi. Publisher's laminated full-color illustrated boards, spine stamped in black, French blue end papers, matching dust jacket priced $12,95. Virtually pristine (and apparently unread). Eco offers a lesson in tolerance, while introducing concepts of basic semiotics. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Seller: Fine Editions Ltd, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.

Eco, Umberto and Eugenio Carmi. The Three Astronauts - 1st US Edition/1st Printing. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego New York London, 1989.

Price: US$140.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First American edition/first printing (following the Italian editions from 1966 and 1988) , Contursi Aa03c. Fine condition in pictorial paper-covered boards in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the title page. A beautiful and scarce signed title; Three astronauts from different countries land on Mars, meet a strange Martian, and make an amazing discovery about the nature of humanity. The second of three children's books of Eco. Not just for children. Translated from the original Italian language by William Weaver ; Color Illustrations; 4to; [20] leaves pages; Signed by Author

Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.

Eco, Umberto. The Bomb And The General - 1st US Edition/1st Printing. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, 1989.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First American edition/first printing, Contursi Aa02c. Pictorial paper-covered boards in Fine condition in alike pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the half title page; Eco's first of three children's books, this one covering war and peace. A general decides to make war and blow up the world. While he collects some atoms and puts them into bombs to prepare for for, the atoms disagree with the approach and prefer to live in harmony. Translated by William Weaver; 4to; [20] leaves pages; Signed by Author

Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.

Eco, Umberto. Foucault's Pendulum. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, C3a, E-382, 1989.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York. 1989 . 641 pgs. Signed by Umberto Eco on the half-title page. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the top right corner of the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Bored with their work, three Milanese book editors cook up an elaborate hoax that connects the medieval Knights Templar with occult groups across the centuries. Becoming obsessed with their own creation, they produce a map indicating the geographical point from which all the powers of the earth can be controlled—a point located in Paris, France, at Foucault’s Pendulum. But in a fateful turn the joke becomes all too real. When occult groups, including Satanists, get wind of the Plan, they go so far as to kill one of the editors in their quest to gain control of the earth. Orchestrating these and other diverse characters into his multilayered semiotic adventure, Umberto Eco has created a superb cerebral entertainment. EB; 9.4 X 6.2 X 2.0 inches; 641 pages

Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.