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A Universal History of Infamy
by Borges, Jorge Luis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Good
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
E.P. Dutton, 1972. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Large, sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, red boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, black color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 146 heavy pages. DJ glossy black background, a gray illustration of an eye reflecting a demon's face on front, praise for three Borges books on back. DJ has very light wear to front tip, very tiny tear at top front edge, very tiny but wide tear at spine bottom right edge, thin very tiny tear at bottom back tip, micronick at top back tip. Near Very Good/Very 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05056
- Title
- A Universal History of Infamy
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Fiction Lit-Argentine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hispanic;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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