Description
For sale: a rare early First Edition First Printing, hardcover copy of The Infinity of Lists by Umberto Eco.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with spotless, white boards, and no title ink on the spine as issued. Also, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the second free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making this an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface wear, a few marks on the spine and back, mild edge wear and a spotless front page graphic. First state jacket with $45.00 price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Best-selling author and philosopher Umberto Eco is currently resident at the Louvre, and his chosen theme of study is “the vertigo of lists.” Reflecting on this enormous trove of human achievements, in his lyrical intellectual style he has embarked on an investigation of the phenomenon of cataloging and collecting. This book, featuring lavish reproductions of artworks from the Louvre and other world-famous collections, is a philosophical and artistic sequel to Eco’s recent acclaimed books, History of Beauty and On Ugliness, books in which he delved into the psychology, philosophy, history, and art of human forms. Eco is a modern-day Diderot, and here he examines the Western mind’s predilection for list-making and the encyclopedic. His central thesis is that in Western culture a passion for accumulation is recurring: lists of saints, catalogues of plants, collections of art.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
