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A Universal History of Infamy
by Borges, Jorge Luis
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1972. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], 11-146, [6] pp. Quarter black cloth over red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $6.95 on front flap of dust jacket. First printing of the first American edition. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. A Near Fine book with the front board slightly warped; jacket shows a tiny dampstain to the bottom edge of the reverse but is otherwise Fine.
Synopsis
A Universal History of Infamy, or A Universal History of Iniquity, is a collection of short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, first published in 1935, and revised by the author in 1954. Most were published individually in the newspaper Critica between 1933-4. The stories (except Hombre de la esquina rosada) are fictionalised accounts of real criminals. The sources are listed at the end of the book.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00009823
- Title
- A Universal History of Infamy
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
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Evening Star Books
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About Evening Star Books
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