borges giovanni (107 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: New. "The drunkard who comes out with an absurd order, the dreamer who suddenly wakes and with his bare hands strangles the woman sleeping beside him - are they perhaps not carrying out one of the Company's secret decisions? These silent workings, so like those of God, give rise to all manner of speculation."The affairs of Babylon are dictated by a lottery. Discreetly administered by a mysterious and seemingly omnipotent Company, the lottery can elevate citizens to positions of wealth and power or condemn them to the most shameful punishments. Taking this fantastical conceit as its starting point, Jorge Luis Borges's short story is a characteristically brilliant achievement - a haunting mediation on the nature of chance, paranoia and divinity.Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author. 154pp., a Very Good copy with light creasing to the wraps, light shelfwear and light toning to the pages.

Paperback. Condición: New. "The drunkard who comes out with an absurd order, the dreamer who suddenly wakes and with his bare hands strangles the woman sleeping beside him - are they perhaps not carrying out one of the Company's secret decisions? These silent workings, so like those of God, give rise to all manner of speculation."The affairs of Babylon are dictated by a lottery. Discreetly administered by a mysterious and seemingly omnipotent Company, the lottery can elevate citizens to positions of wealth and power or condemn them to the most shameful punishments. Taking this fantastical conceit as its starting point, Jorge Luis Borges's short story is a characteristically brilliant achievement - a haunting mediation on the nature of chance, paranoia and divinity.Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, card covers, 225pp. First edition. Good: spine darkened, covers lightly soiled and rubbed; binding quite sound; small stain and ripple to the foot at the front (no odor, no real problem at all); occasional light pencil to the text.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft Cover. Condición: good-. 154 pages; text unmarked, pages toned; cocked; heavy reading creases in spine. Paperback.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 20 pages. 7.87x4.33x0.59 inches. In Stock.

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Paperback. Condición: Veruy good. 173 p. 22 cm. Originally published: New York : E.P. Dutton, 1973. Includes index.

Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,150grams, ISBN:9780140180275.

paperback. Condición: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 9; a bit of edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 146 pages. Book.

Condición: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition, Thus. Covers a text block have age toning. There are a few marks on the cover. Binding is very tight and square - book feels unread. This is a first printing of the Discus/Avon edition, number QS19 on the cover.

Hardcover. 143p., foreword, essays, index, lightly-worn first edition stated in quarter-cloth boards and lightly-worn price-clipped dj.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. reprint edition. 173 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. xxviii, 328pp w appendices, notes and index. Illustrated wrapper shows light handling, small wear to bottom back corner. Binding square and sound showing vertical creasing. Small octavo: 20.5 x 14cm. A bilingual edition (Spanish and English), edited and with an Introduction and Notes by Norman Thomas Di Giovanni. Fourth printing, April, 1979, stated.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First printing in this format. In fine state with the Peter Goodfellow cover art.

Condición: New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good-. 1st US Paperback Edition. Discus QS 19; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 pages; 1970 Avon Discus QS19. Mass market paperback in glossy color pictorial covers. First US paperback edition. Soundly bound and unmarked. Superficial reader creasing to spine and mild toning to covers. Light halo toning to page stock, as usually seen. Solid clean copy. VG-.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. First Dutton Paperback edition, 1st printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in FINE condition. Sold along w/used VG 1970 paperback of Richard Burgin's CONVERSATIONS w/JLB. "As Jorge Luis Borges conceived of it, A UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY was to be no more than light entertainment. Yet after the book appeared in 1935 its influence on the fiction of Latin America was so profound that its publication date has become a landmark in the history of Latin American literature. Ostensibly a series of factual accounts about the lives of noted scoundrels, the book in actuality marked the debut of Borges as a storyteller, using that unique blend of fact, fiction, and pseudo-scholarship that later came to full expression in Borges's world-famed short stories. Valuable and important for what it tells us about Borges's mind and method, A UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF INFAMY manages, at the same time, to fulfill delightfully Borges's original intention. It is, indeed, a first-rate entertainment." [publisher copy] "The book that literally transformed the Spanish prose of the thirties and whose long echoes can still be heard in One Hundred Years of Solitude."--The New York Times Book Review. + CONVERSATIONS: First Discus Edition, September 1970. Gently read in VG condition (w/bookseller's name written on first page). "An extraordinary portrait of a witty, learned, even humble master---an ideal introduction to the man's work---a joy in and of itself."--John Leonard. "A delightful compendium of Borges' views, and a fascinating, engaging portrait of the man."--Harper's. "An engrossing and inspiring book."--Los Angeles Times. "A joy-to-read book!"--Publishers Weekly. Very Good paperback w/age toning on pages, o/w clean & tight binding w/no creases in spine; not bad for a 53-year-old mass market paperback.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condición: near fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good. First. 172 pages. Slim 8vo, white cloth-backed boards (lightly sunned at extremities), orange d.w. (extremities lightly stained, light edge wear). New York: Dutton, (1973). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed in the U.S.A. First Printing. Preface for Americans, Essays, Poetry, Prose, Photos of Borges' Family, Checklist of Principle Works; 467 pages [ad]. The pictorial card covers show a bit of rubbing and a few small bumps; the text is completely clean. The binding is holding well despite a creased spine. [Please see my five images of the actual book.] The entire issue is devoted to Borges---critical essays, translations, tributes. It includes an unpublished interview with his sister and a checklist of the principal works, as well as much work by Borges himself. [Full contents shown in one of the images.] As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking.