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Not many living artists would be sufficiently brave or inspired to attempt reflecting in art what Borges constructs in words. But the detailed, evocative etchings by Erik Desmazieres provide a perfect counterpoint to the visionary prose. Like Borges, Desmazieres has created his own universe, his own definition of the meaning, topography and geography of the Library of Babel. Printed together, with the etchings reproduced in fine-line duotone, text and art unite to present an artist's book that belongs in the circle of Borges's sacrosanct Crimson Hexagon - "books smaller than natural books, books omnipotent, illustrated, and magical."
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- PublisherDavid R. Godine Publisher Inc
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 156792123X
- ISBN 13 9781567921236
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages36
- IllustratorDesmazieres Erik
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The Library of Babel
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Erik Desmazieres (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6. Seller Inventory # G156792123XI4N00
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The Library of Babel
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Erik Desmazieres (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6. Seller Inventory # G156792123XI5N00
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The Library of Babel
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David R. Godine Publisher, 2000
ISBN 10: 156792123X
ISBN 13: 9781567921236
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Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. No edition or printing # noted. Bound in green cloth covered boards with information to spine in gold. 37 pages with full page engravings by Erik Desmazieres. Beautifully designed and printed. Price not clipped. AS NEW. Not read. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without tears, bumps, creases or chips. Not marked and very clean and bright. Dust jacket same but for sunning to spine. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed. Seller Inventory # 25041602
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The Library of Babel
Seller: Dream Books Co., Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: good. Erik Desmazieres (illustrator). Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Seller Inventory # DBV.156792123X.G
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The Library of Babel
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Erik Desmazieres (illustrator). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00086537581
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THE LIBRARY OF BABEL: THE ARTIST BOOK - Rare Fine Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing
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Boston, MA: David R. Godine, 2000, 2000
ISBN 10: 156792123X
ISBN 13: 9781567921236
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Erik Desmazieres (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 36 pages. Published in 2000. Artist Book. One of the most beautiful Artist Books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Erik Desmazieres: Regular-sized volume format. Pale gray cloth boards with etching reproduction pasted on the front board's center and gilt titles embossed on spine, as issued. Text by Jorge Luis Borges. Preface by Angela Giral. Art by Erik Desmazieres. The etchings are reproduced using the Duotone Process, resulting in plates of exquisite texture. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is outstanding in every respect. In wraparound pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents, as an Artist Book, Jorge Luis Borges' "The Library of Babel". One of its most dazzling visual interpretations. One of the greatest essay-stories ever written, it is reproduced in its entirety, and rendered as a sequence of etchings by Erik Desmazieres. A revered artist of our time, Desmazieres' work is in the Permanent Collections of The British Museum London, The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, La Bibliotheque Nationale Paris, and The Library of Congress Washington, DC. Desmazieres' realizations of Borges' imaginary library are stylistically inspired by Giambattista Piranesi, who created elaborate etchings of structures that could not possibly be implemented in reality. Borges' library is a work of fiction, his re-interpretation of the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel, which Borges imagines as a "feverish library, whose random volumes constantly threaten to transmogrify into others, so that they affirm all things, deny all things, like some mad and hallucinating deity. Books smaller than natural books, books omnipotent, illustrated, and magical" (Jorge Luis Borges). "If you read Borges frequently and closely, you become something of a Borgesian, because to read him is to activate an awareness of literature in which he has gone further than anyone else" (Harold Bloom). An absolute "must-have" title for Jorge Luis Borges and Erik Desmazieres collectors. This title is a great Artist Book. This is one of very few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. 11 duotone plates. Jorge Luis Borges' body of work is regarded by Harold Bloom, George Steiner, and Susan Sontag as among the canonical works of modern literature. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. ISBN 156792123X. no. Seller Inventory # 23986
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The Library of Babel
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ISBN 10: 156792123X
ISBN 13: 9781567921236
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Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Desmazieres, Erik (illustrator). Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. gray cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 36 pp, inscribed by illustrator on fly leaf Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Seller Inventory # 96611
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