The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic

Manguel, Alberto; Guadalupi, Gianni

ISBN 10: 0151005419 / ISBN 13: 9780151005413

Published by Harcourt, 1999

About this Item

Very nice book. Minor wear to DJ edges and corners.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
• Publisher: Harcourt
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151005419
• ISBN 13: 9780151005413
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 60 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

An expanded edition of a classic resource of fantastic literature serves as a guide to the imaginative realms, including Atlantis, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Oz, touring more than 1,200 lands, including, in this volume, such places as Rushdie's Sea of Stories. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Alberto Manguel is the bestselling author of dozens of books including A History of Reading, for which he was recently awarded France's prestigious Prix Medicis. An editor, translator, and essayist, he began his career with the first edition of The Dictionary of Imaginary Places in 1980, with co-author Gianni Guadalupi, a translator, editor, and passionate book collector.