1973 Temporary Kings by Anthony Powell
1973
[8], 280pp.
Heinemann, London
An excellent first edition of the eleventh work in Powell’s ‘Dance to The Music of Time’ series.
The first edition, first impression with no further impressions stated. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
Originally published between 1951 and 1975, ‘A Dance to The Music of Time’ spans 40 years and hundreds of characters, offering a comical and ironic exegesis of British culture. Temporary Kings is the penultimate work in the series and takes place at a fictional 1958 literary symposium in Venice.
In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition with slight rubbing to front board. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd spot to the fore edge.
Grading: NEAR FINE in a FINE dust wrapper.
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