Umberto Eco; William Weaver [translator] - Foucault&Apos;S Pendulum

London, Secker & Warburg, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first translated edition of this satirical novel from Italian writer Umberto Eco. First UK edition. Divided into segments represented by the ten Sefiroth, this satirical novel is full of esoteric references to Kabbalah, alchemy, and conspiracy theories. The book opens with a man named Casaubon hiding in the Musee des Arts et Metiers after closing. He believes that a secret society has kidnapped his friend Jacopo Belbo and is now after him. Written by Umberto Eco, an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. Translated by William Fense Weaver, an English language translator of modern Italian literature. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. A small ink mark to the front endpaper. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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