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The Book Of Imaginary Beings
by Jorge Luis Borges
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0143039938
- ISBN 13
- 9780143039938
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The Book Of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges
trade paperback
Publisher:
Penguin Books, 2005
Condition:
Very Good- some rubbing to the back cover
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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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2954
- Title
- The Book Of Imaginary Beings
- Author
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143039938
- ISBN 13
- 9780143039938
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2005
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