The Book of Imaginary Beings: Revised, Enlarged, and Translated
by: Borges, Jorge Luis; Margarita Guerrero

Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, revised, enlarged and translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni; 236 pages. In this collection of 120 pieces, Borges has drawn on his vast knowledge of international literature to compile this modern variation of traditional bestiary. In this zoo of dreams, Borges has assembled trolls, the Minotaur, the Cheshire Cat, the Golem, as well as metaphysical fancies and phenomena.