Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
ECO, Umberto. The Island of the Day Before (Signed ARC). Harcourt Brace & Co., New York, 1995.
Price: US$47.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Bound in blue illustrated wraps (the same illustration as the hard cover edition). This is the ARC of the First U.S. edition; translated by William Weaver; Signed on the title page by the author. 515pp.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Umberto Eco. The Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1995.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by Eco on the title page of his ARC for The Island of the Day Before. Clean, unmarked copy free of creases. BP/Case
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 1st US edition of Eco’s third novel, in addition to four works of nonfiction and two children’s books. As new in similar dw, briefly INSCRIBED on the title page to fellow author Louise J. Kaplan, prominent psychologist and psychoanalyst. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver.
Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Eco, Umberto. The Island of the Day Before. NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1995.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine hardcover in a Fine dj. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page. 515pp.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Umberto Eco. The Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace, 1995.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. Signed by the author. 1st edition Minimal wear and handling.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Eco, Umberto. Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace & Co., New York, NY, U.S.A., 1995.
Price: US$99.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by the author on the title page. A fine first edition, first printing. "A fascinating lyrical tale."
Seller: The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Printing. Signed. 530 pages. Published in 1995. The author's third novel. One of Umberto Eco's greatest achievements. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The publisher's special Limited Slipcased Edition is the only other edition that precedes. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Umberto Eco's "L'Isola del giorno prima" in a felicitous English translation. A gripping historical novel. Its point is that if a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a modicum may have even greater perils. Eco's immediate concerns here - the double, the direction of time, the effect of Modern science upon Classical morality - are all profoundly philosophical. For in the invisible city called world literature, Umberto Eco's position has been unique: A serious, erudite writer whose books attract, provoke, and sell millions of copies throughout the world. His theme here, which underlies his entire body of work, is the great insoluble one of the relations between truth and reality, reality and fantasy, fantasy and prophecy, prophecy and mystery. His ability to conjure the past in all its richness, complexity, and darkness will remain unsurpassed among contemporary writers. Time flies: One looked forward to a new Umberto Eco book with reliable, nearly annual, regularity, and even if, lest one forget, the book in question needed to be translated first - with the author's complete involvement and full blessing - before it could actually be published. Those of us who were fortunate enough to see and hear him in person knew first-hand that apart from being a ground-breaking scholar, philosopher, cultural critic ("semiotician"), and literary artist/novelist, Eco was also a fastidious polylinguist whose command of the English language was better than most native speakers'. Umberto Eco died on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84, the exact same day as Harper Lee, another literary icon of the less prolific kind, who died at the age of 89. They will both be missed. An absolute "must-have" title for Umberto Eco collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Umberto Eco. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a great book. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER UMBERTO ECO TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0151001510.
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Eco, Umberto. Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace, New York, 1995.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Advance Reading Copy in Fine condition. Pictorial of original dj artwork. Bookseller, signed on half-title page, 533 pp., invitation to publisher reception honoring Umberto Eco laid in.
Seller: Ragabooks, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.
Umberto Eco. The Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace, 1995.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine first US edition in equally fine jacket. Translated from the Italian by Mr. Eco's preferred translator, William Weaver. This copy is signed by BOTH Mr. Eco and Mr. Weaver. Scarce thus.
Seller: Gordon & Taylor Books, peekskill, NY, U.S.A.
Umberto Eco. The Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace, 1995.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No. 162 of 250, signed by Eco on the limitation page. A Fine copy in a slipcase with one small spot of rubbing.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$240.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First American edition, first printing, limited to 250 copies in unread As New condition in alike slip-case, still in its original shrink-wrap. SIGNED by author Umberto Eco on the limitation page. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Contursi A037c; Umberto Eco spins a romance of navigation and science as Italian nobleman Roberto della Griva finds himself shipwrecked on a mysterious ship, fully stocked, but with no crew in a harbour through which, he convinces himself, runs the International Date Line. As he explores different cabinets in the hold, Roberto examines the great lessons of his youth, particularly those taught by an old Jesuit; 8vo; 515 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American trade edition. SIGNED by Umberto Eco on the title page. Near fine in fine dust jacket. (Light traces of foxing at edges. ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 513 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Umberto Eco. The Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace November 1995, 1995.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher's Special Limited Slipcased Edition. SIGNED by author Umberto Eco on the limitation page. Of 250 copies issued this is number 34. Blue cloth in the publisher's matching slipcase. The spine has faded a bit but otherwise the book looks pristine. The slipcase has some sun damage on one side.
Seller: Book People, Henrico, VA, U.S.A.
Umberto Eco. The Island of the Day Before. Harcourt Brace, 1995.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Fine copy of the first US edition in equally fine jacket. Seemingly unread. This copy is SIGNED by BOTH Mr. Eco and by his favorite translator, William Weaver. Highly scarce thus.
Seller: Gordon & Taylor Books, peekskill, NY, U.S.A.
Eco, Umberto.. THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE.. HARCOURT, BRACE. NY 1995, 1995.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American SIGNED Limited Edition. One of 250 numbered copies. Fine in blue cloth in the publisher's matching slipcase. (OC)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.