Publicado por Harvill Secker, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Hardback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. On 19 August 1936 Hercules the boxer stands on the quayside at Coruna and watches Fascist soldiers piling up books and setting them alight. It is a moment which transforms a young group of friends, who just weeks before had spent their days sunbathing beneath the lighthouse, into a broken generation. Out of this incident during the early months of Spain's tragic civil war, Manuel Rivas weaves a colourful tapestry of stories and unforgettable characters to create a panorama of twentieth-century Spanish history. For it is not only the lives of Hercules the boxer and his friends that are tainted by the unending conflict, but also those of a young washerwoman who sees souls in the clouded river water and the stammering son of a judge who uncovers his father's hidden library. Rivas' depiction of life under Franco's dictatorship reveals violence and betrayal but also irrepressible humour and love, and stands as a testament to the indomitable freedom of the human imagination. Few novels become classics during their authors' lifetimes, but in Books Burn Badly Manuel Rivas has produced an astonishing masterpiece. This is a poet's evocation of his native land and its collective memory. As the singed pages fly away on the breeze, their stories live on in the minds of their readers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Harvill Secker, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: MusicMagpie, Stockport, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. 1679826785. 3/26/2023 10:33:05 AM.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Publicado por Harvill Secker, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: The Castle Bookshop, Castlebar, MAYO, Irlanda
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pages all bright and clean. Dust jacket slightly warped on front cover. No tears or markings.
Publicado por Harvill Secker, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: AMADEUSBOOKS, DIBDEN PURLIEU, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. The book is in fine condition with no obvious blemishes. The unclipped dj which is now in a protective cover has a tiny nick (<1mm) in the spine otherwise is in fine+ condition.
Publicado por Harvill Secker, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK First Edition - First Printing in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR & TRANSLATOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por London : Harvill Secker, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: MW Books, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
First Edition. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 548p. ; 24cm. Subjects: Spain, History ; Civil War, (1936-1939) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Publicado por London : Harvill Secker, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
First Edition. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 548p. ; 24cm. Subjects: Spain, History ; Civil War, (1936-1939) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Publicado por Harvill Secker, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK First Edition - First Printing in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & LINED BY THE AUTHOR & ALSO SIGNED BY THE TRANSLATOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por Harvill Secker, 2010
ISBN 10: 1846551463 ISBN 13: 9781846551468
Librería: fahrenheit978, Edinburgh, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Harvill Secker, London 2020 / Hardback. U.K First Edition and First Impression. Fine in Fine Dustjacket (jacket comes protected in a removable clear plastic film). Signed, Lined (Dreams play drums), Dated (14/08/2013), and Doodled by the author directly to the quotation page. Signed by Author(s).