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First edition in English, first printing, signed by the author opposite the title page, of Borges's first collection of short stories, originally published as Historia universal de la infamia in 1935. Octavo. Original black and red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, black endpapers. With dust jacket. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, a little creased at extremities, unclipped: a fine copy in near-fine jacket. .

A Universal History of Infamy (Historia universal de la infamia) is a collection of short stories and fictional biographies by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. First published in 1972, the book explores the concept of infamy through reinterpretations of historical and literary figures, blending fact and fiction in Borges' distinctive style.