A Universal History of Infamy
by Borges, Jorge Luis
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1972. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Originally published in Latin America in 1935, this is the first US edition of the author's collection of factual accounts of noted scoundrels. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. 146 pp. A handsome near fine clothbound book in near fine unclipped and unfaded dustwrapper.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32841
- Title
- A Universal History of Infamy
- Author
- Borges, Jorge Luis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- World Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
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