The Book Of Imaginary Beings
by Borges, Jorge Luis With Margarita Guerrero
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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The Book of Imaginary Beings [Signed by Borges]
by Borges, Jorge Luis, with Margarita Guerrero
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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Ridgewood, New York, USA
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£2,839.90
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NY: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. A rare signed example of this compelling work of cryptozoology by the Argentinian master: an alphabetical compendium of 120 imaginary beasts culled from various literary and world-historical sources. As in many of his best-known works, Borges here takes an existing literary form--the medieval bestiary--and imbues it… Read more about this item Item Price
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