Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Borges, Jorge Luis. Modern Library, 1983 (Stated 1st Modern Library Ed.). Hardbound. Edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby. Preface by André Maurois. An eye-popping jacket design by R. D. Scudellari, who gave career-defining looks to Toni Morrison, John Cheever, and others, as well as the distinctive calligraphic branding to Random House's Library of America series, and who here incorporates a brilliant woodcut by Stephen Alcorn, who, like Borges, according to publishing luminary John Glusman, '[lifts] "the veil of familiarity," to use the phrase popularized by Wordsworth and Coleridge when stating the mission of the romantic poets.'
Tight, square spine. Unmarked interior. A few small areas of damp staining subtly affect the fore-edge and edges of a few pages. Gilt to spine remains bright. A few small areas of scuffing to the boards, but nice, clean copy overall. Mylar-protected jacket is not price-clipped and has some edge-wear, areas of buckling, and .25- x 2.5-inch chip. 251 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
