Anthony Powell – A Dance To The Music Of Time – First UK Editions 1951-75 – Heinemann
£9,750.00
First editions, first printings. Published by William Heinemann in London between 1951 and 1975. This is a set of very good (or better) copies in twelve volumes. ‘A Buyer’s Market’ has the third impression dust wrapper. Each of the volumes are in similar condition, so will be described as one unless there are other points to note. The dust wrappers are frontally clean and not toned but suffer from some slight separation to the top of the spines, with some light rubbing at the bottom edges. The rear panels are generally marked by handling, but certain ones, particularly the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh volumes are clean. The first title, ‘A Question of Upbringing’ has a major line of separation at the spine and rear panel, which is enclosed and could be easily sealed. ‘A Buyers Market’ has been price clipped, but the others have not. The internals are clean throughout, with only ‘Temporary Kings’ and ‘Hearing Secret Harmonies’ having some traces of previous owners ink, both inscriptions are not pervasive. The boards are generally free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are often bright and white, with some instances of sparse foxing. Overall, these are very good, or better, copies of the classic ‘A Dance to the Music of Time’ set.
Published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power and passivity in English political, cultural and military life in the mid-twentieth century.
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First editions, first printings of A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell, published by William Heinemann in London between 1951 and 1975. This is a set of very good (or better) copies in twelve volumes. ‘A Buyer’s Market’ has the third impression dust wrapper. Each of the volumes are in similar condition, so will be described as one unless there are other points to note. The dust wrappers are frontally clean and not toned but suffer from some slight separation to the top of the spines, with some light rubbing at the bottom edges. The rear panels are generally marked by handling, but certain ones, particularly the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh volumes are clean. The first title, ‘A Question of Upbringing’ has a major line of separation at the spine and rear panel, which is enclosed and could be easily sealed. ‘A Buyers Market’ has been price clipped, but the others have not. The internals are clean throughout, with only ‘Temporary Kings’ and ‘Hearing Secret Harmonies’ having some traces of previous owners ink, both inscriptions are not pervasive. The boards are generally free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are often bright and white, with some instances of sparse foxing. Overall, these are very good, or better, copies of the classic ‘A Dance to the Music of Time’ set.
Published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power and passivity in English political, cultural and military life in the mid-twentieth century.