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The Book of Imaginary Beings

Jorge Luis Borges & Margarita Guerrero

First published 1970
Publisher Discus / Avon
Format Paperback
Type Nonfiction
Catalog ID QS19
Pages 256
Price $1.45

Enlarged from the Spanish edition. {{Tr|Norman Thomas di Giovanni}}

  • "First Discus Edition, October, 1970"
  • Printing not stated, no number line
  • The authors are credited as "Jorge Luis Borges with Margaritta [sic] Guerrero". Only the title page misspells Gerrero's name with two 't's
  • "Revised, Enlarged and Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author" on title page
  • The catalog # QS19 is on the front cover. The spine has 380-00019-145
  • The cover artist is not credited nor is a signature visible.
  • Despite the 1970 date, the LCCCN is 76-87180

Year Reviewer Publication
2006 Karen Haber Locus, #542 March 2006

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Book of Imaginary Beings 1974 Penguin Books Trade Paperback Nonfiction Peter Goodfellow 171
The Book of Imaginary Beings 1978 E. P. Dutton Trade Paperback Nonfiction 256
The Book of Imaginary Beings Cover 1990 Penguin Books Trade Paperback Nonfiction Giuseppe Arcimboldo 172
The Book of Imaginary Beings Cover 2002 Vintage (UK) Trade Paperback Nonfiction 172