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Throughout the ages, writers have created an astonishing diversity of imaginary places, worlds of enchantment, horror and delight. This monumental book, now more comprehensive than ever, unites them in a single volume.
A national bestseller when first published in 1980, this unique and endlessly entertaining guidebook takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 imaginary cities, islands, countries, and continents, all invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. From Atlantis to Dracula's Castle, Middle Earth to Baskerville Hall, Utopia to Earthsea, here are worlds enough and more for every reader, fantasy fan, and passionate browser. And now it includes dozens of invaluable new entries and illustrations, including Eco's Abbey of the Rose, and Peter Carey's Etica. Among the lands are those of Lewis Carroll, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, L. Frank Baum, C.S. Lewis, John Lennon, Gilbert & Sullivan and Graham Greene. Written with wit and brilliance, the book is also a visual delight with more than 200 original illustrations and maps by Graham Greenfield, and James Cook, and new illustrations by award-winning artist Ken Nutt.
A national bestseller when first published in 1980, this unique and endlessly entertaining guidebook takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 imaginary cities, islands, countries, and continents, all invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. From Atlantis to Dracula's Castle, Middle Earth to Baskerville Hall, Utopia to Earthsea, here are worlds enough and more for every reader, fantasy fan, and passionate browser. And now it includes dozens of invaluable new entries and illustrations, including Eco's Abbey of the Rose, and Peter Carey's Etica. Among the lands are those of Lewis Carroll, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, L. Frank Baum, C.S. Lewis, John Lennon, Gilbert & Sullivan and Graham Greene. Written with wit and brilliance, the book is also a visual delight with more than 200 original illustrations and maps by Graham Greenfield, and James Cook, and new illustrations by award-winning artist Ken Nutt.
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"No person interested in literature should go another day without this extraordinary book." -The Toronto Star
"A book no self-respecting dreamer should be without." --The Economist
"In the Library of Trivia, which I wish were never absent from our shelves, I believe The Dictionary of Imaginary Places to be our indispensable reference book." --Italo Calvino
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"A book no self-respecting dreamer should be without." --The Economist
"In the Library of Trivia, which I wish were never absent from our shelves, I believe The Dictionary of Imaginary Places to be our indispensable reference book." --Italo Calvino
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 Medici. 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.
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- EditoreKnopf Canada
- Data di pubblicazione1999
- ISBN 10 0676971989
- ISBN 13 9780676971989
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine882
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. More than 1,200 entries. Illustrated by Graham Greenfield and Eric Beddows. Maps and charts by James Cook. First printing thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 755 pages. Codice articolo 83861
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Illustrated by Graham Greenfield & Eric Beddows (illustratore). First Canadian Edition. Stiff unmarked book in glossy dust jacket. A remarkable resource ; 7.26 X 2.15 X 9.52 inches; 882 pages. Codice articolo 61608
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Descrizione libro Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. 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 Due to size and weight please contact for an accurate shipping quote. Codice articolo 6527
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Descrizione libro Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. A fine first edition hardcover in a fine dust jacket, no remainder marks, small tear to back of dust jacket. A lovely copy, includes more than 1,200 entries, commencing with Abaton, a mythical settlement in the Scottish Highlands, said to be glimpsed occasionally on the horizon, "especially at dusk." The quirky tour concludes in Zuy, a "prosperous Elfin kingdom" and leading exporter of music boxes. This updated edition includes such locales as Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and J. K. Rowling's Hogwarts, where Harry Potter hones his wizardry. Codice articolo 3476
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