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El Aleph
by Borges, Jorge Luis
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Tan printed wrappers. Near fine. Owner signatures on first blank and on half title
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About This Item
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, 1949. First edition. Ttitle page printed in red and black. 146, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan printed wrappers. Near fine. Owner signatures on first blank and on half title. First edition. Ttitle page printed in red and black. 146, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Becco 37; Foster A27.1; Helft, p. 72
Synopsis
"The Aleph" is a short story by the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. It is one of the stories in the short story collection, The Aleph and Other Stories, first published in 1949, and revised by the author in 1974.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 326821
- Title
- El Aleph
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- Ttitle page printed in red and black. 146, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Tan printed wrappers. Near fine. Owner signatures on first blank and on half title
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Editorial Losada
- Place of Publication
- Buenos Aires
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Latin-American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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