A Personal Anthology
by Borges, Jorge Luis
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. First UK edition. 8vo, 210pp. Publisher's turquoise paper boards, spine stamped in gilt in illustrated jacket. Spine slightly cocked, some shelf wear to boards. Jacket with some foxing to underside, toning and rubbing. Very good.
Collection of short stories, essays, and poems. The UK edition is seemingly less common than its US counterpart published the prior year. .
Collection of short stories, essays, and poems. The UK edition is seemingly less common than its US counterpart published the prior year. .
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- Peruse the Stacks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6569
- Title
- A Personal Anthology
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 210pp. Publisher's turquoise paper boards, spine stamped in gilt in illustrated jacket. Spine slightly cocked, some shelf w
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
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GIG HARBOR, Washington
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...