A Dance to the Music of Time: Twelve Books in Four Movements
New York: Little Brown, 1962-1975. 8vo. Fine / Fine. Item #14437
Powell's magnum opus, published originally in 12 volumes, is offered here with early printings published complete in four volumes, three titles per 'Movement'.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, both Time Magazine and Modern Library have 'Music of Time' ranked in their top 100, with the BBC ranking the work as the 36th of 100 best British novels.
The twelve titles are:
1. A Question of Upbringing.
2. A Buyer's Market.
3. The Acceptance World.
4. At Lady Molly's.
5. Casanova's Chinese Restaurant.
6. The Kindly Ones.
7. The Valley of Bones.
8. The Soldier's Art.
9. The Military Philosophers.
10. Books Do Furnish a Room.
11. Temporary Kings.
12. Hearing Secret Harmonies.
All of the four volumes are in Fine condition with Near Fine to Fine Dust Jackets. Black cloth. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Dust jackets present handsomely in archival mylar.
A lovely and quite desirable set of a scarce title, particularly as such.
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