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The Book Of Imaginary Beings Paperback - 2005
by Jorge Luis Borges
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- Paperback
In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends 20 illustrations by Sis with Borges' 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine."
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- Title The Book Of Imaginary Beings
- Author Jorge Luis Borges
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: FIRST
- Condition Used - Very Good-
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, U.S.A.
- Date 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 2954
- ISBN 9780143039938 / 0143039938
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 5.63 x 0.72 in (21.29 x 14.30 x 1.83 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Animals, Mythical
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges's 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells's The Time Machine. A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically for this volume, The Book of Imaginary Beings will delight readers of classic fantasy as well as Borges's many admirers.
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