Eco, Umberto; Eliane Deschamps-Pria, translator — De Bibliotheca

Paris, Editions de L'Echoppe, 1986. First French Edition. Softcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Umberto Eco's lecture from March 10, 1981 upon the 25th anniversary of the founding of Bibliotheque Communal de Milan. dans le Palaise Sormani. Translated from the original Italian by Eliane Deschamps-Pria, bound simply printed on Arches paper, simple printed wraps, and unexploded top edges. One of 1200 copies printed thus. M.H. Vieira da Silva contributed a black-and-white illustration at frontis. 31 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New