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A Universal History of Infamy
de Jorge Luis Borges
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Allen Lane , 1973. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. The first UK edition of this collection of short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, translated into English and in the original dust wrapper. The first UK edition. First published in Argentina in 1954, then in America in 1972. Translated from the original Spanish by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Jorge Luis Borges and features a collection of short crime stories. These stories were based on real criminals, with many alterations to the true tales. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is also lovely with only light edge wear and a very minor mark to the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and very lightly age toned pages. Fine
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 892Z27
- Título
- A Universal History of Infamy
- Autor
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Allen Lane
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1973
- Tamaño
- 9" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Short stories Jorge Luis Borges Fiction Crime Jorge Luis Borges
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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