Dictionary of Imaginary Places
by Alberto Manguel; Gianni Guadalupi; Illus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0676971989
- ISBN 13
- 9780676971989
- Seller
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About This Item
A very good (+) first edition hardcover in a fine dust jacket, no remainder marks, good straight tight bindings. Full number line to one. PIcture shows binding separation at top of book. A very nice copy
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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
- JMC BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6527
- Title
- Dictionary of Imaginary Places
- Author
- Alberto Manguel; Gianni Guadalupi; Illus
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0676971989
- ISBN 13
- 9780676971989
- Publisher
- Knopf, Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto:
- Date Published
- 1999-01
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