Infants of the Spring (Vol 1 of To Keep The Ball Rolling)
by Powell, Anthony
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good 1st edition, with clipped d/j (very good), brown boards clean but with some fading at edges, gilt titling on spine bri
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1976. 1st. hardback. Very good 1st edition, with clipped d/j (very good), brown boards clean but with some fading at edges, gilt titling on spine bright; pages tight and unmarked. Owner's inscription on front pastedown.. 8vo: royal (250 x 170 / 10"" x 6_""). The first volume of Powell's memoirs covering his childhood, schooling at Eton and years at Oxford as an undergraduate.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC41825
- Title
- Infants of the Spring (Vol 1 of To Keep The Ball Rolling)
- Author
- Powell, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good 1st edition, with clipped d/j (very good), brown boards clean but with some fading at edges, gilt titling on spine bri
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 209
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, memoir, Anthony Powell, autobiography
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: royal (250 x 170 / 10\"\" x 6_\"\")
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