Anthony Powell: A Life
by BARBER, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1585676187
- ISBN 13
- 9781585676187
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
London / Woodstock, New York: Duckworth Overlook. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 1585676187 . A first edition of Michael Barber's unauthorized biography of English novelist Anthony Powell (1905-2000). Mr. Powell is best known for his landmark, 12-part novel "A Dance to the Music of Time." He also wrote several other novels and an important biography of John Aubrey. With a section of plates bearing b&w photos of Powell, his family & friends and a few drawings. This work jointly published in both the UK and the US. --- In textured black paper-covered boards with spine titling in silver. Jacket features photographic portrait of Powell and one of his cats to front panel. --- A bright, newish, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped jacket (£20/$21.95) lacks damages worthy of mention; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. ; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xiv, 338 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87044
- Title
- Anthony Powell: A Life
- Author
- BARBER, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1585676187
- ISBN 13
- 9781585676187
- Publisher
- Duckworth Overlook
- Place of Publication
- London / Woodstock, New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- 1585676187
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir;
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Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
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