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The Book of Imaginary Beings
by Borges, Jorge Luis
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0525475389
- ISBN 13
- 9780525475385
- Seller
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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About This Item
E. P. Dutton, 1978 Book. Fair. Soft cover. Edge wear, spine creases, binding starting in the center- no loose pages. Good reading copy..
Synopsis
Jorge Luis Borges wrote and edited the Book of Imaginary Beings in 1957 as the original Spanish Manual de zoología fantástica, or Handbook of Fantastic Zoology, expanding it in 1967 and 1969 to the final El libro de los seres imaginarios. The English edition, created in collaboration with translator Norman Thomas di Giovanni, contains descriptions of 120 mythical beasts from folklore and literature. In the preface, Borges states that the book is to be read "as with all miscellanies... not...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Else Fine Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001161
- Title
- The Book of Imaginary Beings
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0525475389
- ISBN 13
- 9780525475385
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Argentinian Fiction
Terms of Sale
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Else Fine Booksellers
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Tacoma, Washington
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