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Publication: The Book of Imaginary Beings

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  • Publication: The Book of Imaginary BeingsPublication Record # 432792
  • Authors: Jorge Luis Borges, Margarita Guerrero
  • Date: 1970-10-00
  • Catalog ID: QS19
  • Publisher: Discus / Avon
  • Price:
    $1.45?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 256
  • Format:
    pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
  • Type: NONFICTION
  • Notes:
    • "First Discus Edition, October, 1970"
    • Printing not stated, no number line
    • The authors are credited as "Jorge Luis Borges with Margaritta [sic] Guerrero". Only the title page misspells Gerrero's name with two 't's
    • "Revised, Enlarged and Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author" on title page
    • The catalog # QS19 is on the front cover. The spine has 380-00019-145
    • The cover artist is not credited nor is a signature visible.
    • Despite the 1970 date, the LCCCN is 76-87180
  • External IDs:
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Nonfiction Title: The Book of Imaginary Beings • (1969) • nonfiction by Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero (trans. of El libro de los seres imaginarios 1967)

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