The Soldier’s Art.
by Powell, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1966. First edition of the eighth novel in the 'A Dance to the Music of Time' series and second volume in the 'War' trilogy. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Light rubbing to the extremities of the cloth and jacket. Jacket design by Broom-Lynne. Housed in a custom half morroco and folding chemise slipcase. Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic encompasses a twelve-volume panorama of twentieth century London. Listed on Modern Library's 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. Time magazine included the novel in its100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.
Synopsis
Anthony Powell was born in 1905. He served in the army during World War II. He is the author of seven other novels, and four volumes of memoirs, To Keep the Ball Rolling .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145148
- Title
- The Soldier’s Art.
- Author
- Powell, Anthony
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Anthony Powell First Edition, The Soldier's Art First Edition
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Raptis Rare Books
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About Raptis Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...