Twentieth Century Classics S.: The Book of Imaginary Beings: Rev., Enl. and Transl. by Norman Thomas Di Giovanni in Collaboration with the Author
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In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter S?s 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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Twentieth Century Classics S.: The Book of Imaginary Beings: Rev., Enl. and Transl. by Norman Thomas Di Giovanni in Collaboration with the Author, Jorge Luis Borges, Norman Thomas Di Giovanni, Margarita Guerrero
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 1974
- Reliure
- (souple)
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- Titre
- Twentieth Century Classics S.: The Book of Imaginary Beings: Rev., Enl. and Transl. by Norman Thomas Di Giovanni in Collaboration with the Author
- Langue
- Anglais
- Éditeur
- Penguin
- Publié
- 1974
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN10
- 0140180230
- ISBN13
- 9780140180237
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Fantasy, Manuels et guides, Science-fiction, Classiques, Nouvelles, Mythologie, Cadeaux pour les messieurs, Créatures mythiques, Littérature hispano-américaine, Littérature argentine, Kryptozoologie, Bestiaire
- Première publication
- 1957
- Titre original
- El libro de los seres imaginarios
- Évaluation
- 4,15 sur 5
- Description
- In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter S?s 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.