Author: Jorge Luis Borges; Margarita Guerrero
Title: The Book of Imaginary Beings
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this work on mythology and folklore, translated to English and in the original dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Originally published in Spain in 1957. Translated to English by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero and provides descriptions of mythological beasts from folklore including the Basilisk and the Griffon. In the original publisher's cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with slight bumping to the tail of the spine. A past owner's name to the front free endpaper with the odd spot to the endpapers and very minor tidemarks to the head of the rear endpapers. The wrap is excellent with fading to the spine, very minimal edge wear and slight marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: First edition Mythology Folklore Fiction Mythology Margarita Guerrero History None
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Title: The Book of Imaginary Beings
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this work on mythology and folklore, translated to English and in the original dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Originally published in Spain in 1957. Translated to English by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero and provides descriptions of mythological beasts from folklore including the Basilisk and the Griffon. In the original publisher's cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with slight bumping to the tail of the spine. A past owner's name to the front free endpaper with the odd spot to the endpapers and very minor tidemarks to the head of the rear endpapers. The wrap is excellent with fading to the spine, very minimal edge wear and slight marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: First edition Mythology Folklore Fiction Mythology Margarita Guerrero History None
Price: GBP 120.00 = appr. US$ 171.36 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 892Z22
- Book number: 892Z22
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