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The Book of Imaginary Beings

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,474 Ratings and 132 Reviews

Book 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 speci... More
Book Information
PublisherPlume Books
BindingPaperback (26 editions)
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of Pages1
ISBN-100525475389
ISBN-13978-0525475385
Publication Date02/16/1979
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About Jorge Luis Borges (Author) : Jorge Luis Borges is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jorge Luis Borges include El Hacedor, The Book of Imaginary Beings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition).
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About Margarita Guerrero (Collaborator, Translator) : Margarita Guerrero is a published author. Published credits of Margarita Guerrero include The Book of Imaginary Beings.
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About Norman Thomas di Giovanni (Translator) (Collaborator, Translator) : Norman Thomas di Giovanni (Translator) is a published translator. A published credit of Norman Thomas di Giovanni (Translator) is The Book of Imaginary Beings.
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