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El Aleph
by Borges, Jorge Luis
- Used
- Condition
- Grey pictorial wrappers printed in red and black. Near fine (minor rubbing to spine)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, 1952. Second edition, with four additional pieces and a new postscript. Ttitle page printed in red and black. 157, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Grey pictorial wrappers printed in red and black. Near fine (minor rubbing to spine). Second edition, with four additional pieces and a new postscript. Ttitle page printed in red and black. 157, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Second Edition, with 4 New Pieces. Becco 38; Foster A27.2; Helft, p. 74
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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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 338024
- Title
- El Aleph
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- Ttitle page printed in red and black. 157, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Grey pictorial wrappers printed in red and black. Near fine (minor rubbing to spine)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition, with four additional pieces and a new postscript
- Publisher
- Editorial Losada
- Place of Publication
- Buenos Aires
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Latin-American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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