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Notes on this edition: Mirando al sol | Starting at the Sun. Barcelona: Anagrama, 1987). Pp. 207 + [1]. 19.8 x 14 cm. Translated by Agustín Tena. ISBN: 8433931113. (Spanish). First Spanish edition in paper covers issued in “octubre 1987”.
Below, the second printing of this edition from “noviembre 1987”.
Notes on this edition: Alphonse Daudet. En la tierra del dolor | In the Land of Pain. Barcelona: Alba Editorial, 2003. Pp. 102 + [2]. 21.6 x 14.5 cm. Translated by María Teresa Gallego Urrutia and Jesús Zulaika Goikoetxea. ISBN: 8484281965. (Spanish).
Julian Barnes’s introduction appears on pp. 9-19.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El puercoespín | The Porcupine. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 1994. Pp. 174 + [2]. 20 x 14 cm. Translated by Francisco Javier Calzada. ISBN: 8433906429. (Spanish).
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El puercoespín | The Porcupine. Madrid: Nevsky Prospects, 2011. Pp. 234 + [6]. 21.4 x 14.1 cm. Translated by Marian Womack. ISBN: 9788493824648. (Spanish).
Brown paper wraps with red and black geometric illustrations to front, back, and flaps. Features red end pages, as shown. Contains an introduction by Víctor Andresco. This edition is No. 3 in the Colección Perspectivas series. El puercoespin.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El ruido del tiempo | The Noise of Time. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2016. Pp. 199 + [9]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433979551. (Spanish).
The example featured above is the second printing of the Spanish translation of Julian Barnes’s novel The Noise of Time. It features a red wrap-around promotional band that also states the copy is a second edition.
The examples below are for second and third printings of the same edition. In addition to the copyright page, the promotional band also states the edition.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2017. Pp. 523 + [5]. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433973245. (Spanish).
The second printing of Editorial Anagrama’s “Compactos” edition was published in April 2017. The first printing was in June 2008.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Niveles de vida | Levels of Life. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2017. Pp. 143 + [9]. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433960023. (Spanish).
This example is the first Compact edition of Levels of Life, published in June 2017.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El sentido de un final | The Sense of an Ending. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama Compactos, 2017. Pp. 186 + [6]. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433977373. (Spanish).
The example above of the “Compactos” edition is the third printing published in July 2017.
Below are examples of later printings in 2018, 2020, and 2021.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nada que temer | Nothing to Be Frightened of. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2010. Pp. 300 + [4]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433975263. (Spanish).
The first printing was published in February 2010, with a second printing in May, as pictured below.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Hablando del asunto | Talking It Over. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2003. Pp. 237 + [3]. 20.5 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Maribel de Juan. (Spanish).
This is the second printing of the Compactos Anagrama paperback edition. The first printing of the Compactos edition was in 1999, and the third printing was in 2006.