Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. small 8vo. Boards in illustrated dustjacket. Appears unread. Dust jacket is bright and unclipped. Jacket design by Milton Glaser..
London:: Quartet,, (1993). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.. First UK printing. A novel which "represents a culmination of the 1989 Nobel Prize winner Camilo Jose Cela's literary art. In 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, 'Lionheart' Gamuzo is abducted and killed, an event recalled repeatedly by the widowed Adega, one of the several narrative voices. In 1939, when the war ends, Tanis Gamuzo avenges his brother. For both events, and for them only, the blind accordion player Gaudencio plays the same mazurka." Originally published in Spain in 1983 and translated by Patricia Haugaard. 312 pp.
CIRCULO DE LECTORES, 1992. DURA SOBRECUBIERTA. Bien/Aceptable. Apretado monólogo en el que la voz del narrador se trenza con la de cientos de personajes e introduce en su discurso, a modo de collage, un sinfÃÂn de noticias y anuncios sacados de la prensa diaria, San Camilo, 1936 relata, con impasible crudeza, los hechos, históricos y cotidianos, que se suceden en Madrid en torno al 18 de julio de 1936, festividad de San Camilo.
New York: New Directions [2004]. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. New, in dust jacket. A pristine unread copy. Very fine/very fine in all repsects. Smoke free shop. Shipped in sturdy box with bubble wrap. 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. New/New.
Farrar, Straus and Young, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. the boards are edge worn. foxing and markings. all pages are intact. clearly legible. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 12mo - over 6þ" - 7þ" tall. Text in Spanish. Slightly smaller book, dark gray boards with thin gray embossed line at middle of front, spine and back, white lettering very fine on spine, tiny crease at bottom front tip, 210 pages. DJ has darker gray background, heavy paper, illustration of black hand with orange design on front, two very tiny red spots at bottom front left. DJ has light surface wear to tips, micronick at spine top edge, light scratch at top back edge, lightly faded at back left. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
New York:: New American Library - NAL,, (1992). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. A novel which "represents a culmination of the 1989 Nobel Prize winner Camilo Jose Cela's literary art. In 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, 'Lionheart' Gamuzo is abducted and killed, an event recalled repeatedly by the widowed Adega, one of the several narrative voices. In 1939, when the war ends, Tanis Gamuzo avenges his brother. For both events, and for them only, the blind accordion player Gaudencio plays the same mazurka." Originally published in Spain in 1983 and translated by Patricia Haugaard. 312 pp.
Cornell University Press, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. First Edition. 206 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over purple cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small area of loss to bottom edge of spine. Stain to front panel. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1964 First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 139 p. Black and white photographs. Travels on foot through the Spanish countryside. Translated by Frances M. Lopez-Morillas. Library marks include labels, barcode, pocket and stamps. Very little wear. Very good in very good dustjacket in mylar cover.
Cela, Camilo Jose; Cohen, J M; Barea, Arturo [trans.]
The Hive
Cela, Camilo Jose; Cohen, J M; Barea, Arturo [trans.]
Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd
Date published: 1953
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. VG : in very good condition with chipped and darkened dust jacket. Corner bumped. Browning to pages. Browning and foxing to text-block. 1953. First UK Edition. Red hardback cloth cover with gold titles. (More images available on request). 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 256pp. Camilo José Cela was a Spanish writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989. The Hive was published in Argentina in 1951 after being banned in Franco's Spain. .
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