Agents and Patients

London: Heinemann , 1978. New Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Broom-Lynne, (jacket). Later printing of 1978. Light wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket. price-clipped with a publisher's repricing label. Lilley A5 (b) "Reprinted 1962". Powell's fourth novel, first published in 1936. First published by Heinemann in an edition of 3,000 copies on July 11, 1955. Reprinted in January 1962 with a Broom-Lynne jacket uniform in style with the books in the Music of Time series.This supplanted the Osbert Lancaster original jacket depicting the escape artist street performer. Small 8vo. Hard Cover. From the University of Chicago Press edition: "Written from a vantage point both high and necessarily narrow, Powell’s early novels nevertheless deal in the universal themes that would become a substantial part of his oeuvre: pride, greed, and what makes people behave as they do. Filled with eccentric characters and piercing insights, Powell’s work is achingly hilarious, human, and true." We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!