9780245597343 - The Circle by Villar, Marcel Del (7 results)

Condition: Good. Little wear to boards. Light toning to pages with spotting. Signed and inscribed by author to title page. DJ has edge wear and some tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Orange cloth boards with black titling to spine. Text pages are all clean with no markings or inscriptions. D/J is unclipped but has some water damage affecting the rear panel and spine. Protected now in removable clear cover. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "The Circle: A Novel of the Spanish Civil War" by Manuel del Villar is a rare and evocative literary work that explores the psychological and ideological complexities of the Spanish Civil War through a fictional lens. Orange cloth boards in dust jacket. Shelf wear to dust jacket. Prior owner details front flyleaf. Pages clean and tight.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG+, Shelfwear, page crease, light browning/VG, Price-clipped, edgewear, small tears, spine fade, browning. Drama of friendship versus loyalties, set during the Spanish Civil War. Expanded condition report/digital photo on request.

1st.ed. Presentation inscription by author; dust jacket a little worn at edges. A novel of the Spanish Civil War. Used - Very Good. Signed copy VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. Signed copy VG hardback in VG dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First UK Edition. Please note this is an ex-library book with associated stamps. First impression of the first UK edition. ***Good only in orange boards with black titles to spine. Off-setting from sellotape which has now been removed to the boards, and to the pastedowns and free endpapers. Discreet library stamps to the front pastedown, front free endpaper and half-title page. Spine tight. ***In a good only colour illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 30/- net. Extremities of dustwrapper rubbed and creased. Off-setting from sellotape to edges of the dustwrapper flap edges. Front and rear panels and spine of dustwrapper bright and unfaded. ***222mm x 150mm. 261 pages ***'In his important new novel Manuel del Villar depicts with vivid realism the impact of the Spanish Civil War on two men: Captain Dechent, on the Republican side, and José, who, when we first meet him, is a friend of Dechent's younger brother. Early in the action José falls into the hands of a Colonel Ladesma, a Nationalist terrorist, and is forced to join the Nationalist cause. Del Villar himself grew up during the Civil War. His novel is a terrifying passionate and authentic panorama of the war which is for many the epitome of all civil strife.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair-. This dust jacket is well rubbed with scratches and dents. The edges and spine ends are frayed and bare, there are rips and a few small chunks missing. The orange hard cover has lightly dented corners and spine ends. The fore-edge is lightly tanned and lightly dirty on top. The flep has price stickers and pencil marks on the top right side. The inside of this book is tanned.