![The Book of Imaginary Beings](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/904/069/9780525069904.OL.0.m.jpg)
The Book of Imaginary Beings
by Borges, Jorge Luis
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525069909
- ISBN 13
- 9780525069904
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
E P Dutton, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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...
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G0525069909I3N00
- Title
- The Book of Imaginary Beings
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0525069909
- ISBN 13
- 9780525069904
- Publisher
- E P Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1969
Terms of Sale
ThriftBooks
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
ThriftBooks
Biblio member since 2018
Seattle, Washington
About ThriftBooks
From the largest selection of used titles, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: