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Dictionary of Imaginary Places
by Alberto Manguel; Gianni Guadalupi; Illus
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0676971989
- ISBN 13
- 9780676971989
- Seller
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About This Item
Very good+. Dust jacket very good+. Unless noted, our books are completely free of any underlining or markings of any kind. Real Magic 777, your metaphysical book experts.
Synopsis
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Real Magic 777
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3051
- Title
- Dictionary of Imaginary Places
- Author
- Alberto Manguel; Gianni Guadalupi; Illus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0676971989
- ISBN 13
- 9780676971989
- Publisher
- Knopf, Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto:
- Date Published
- 1999-01
- Pages
- 755
- Keywords
- Mythology, Imaginary places
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology;