The Name of the Rose
New York: Everyman's Library, 2006.
Hardcover. 8 1/4" X 5 1/4". xxxvii, 260pp. Mild wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing to covers and light creasing to corners and edges. Red cloth over boards with spine lettered in black and gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Gold silk bookmark is sewn in.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
The year is 1327. Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon—all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where “the most interesting things happen at night.”(Publisher). Good + / Good +. Item #8502
ISBN: 9780307264893
Price: $25.00