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paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Takes us to a dilapidated country estate where an ambitious artist of questionable talent, a family of landed aristocrats wondering where the money has gone, and a secretly cross-dressing squire all commingle among the ruins.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Takes us to a dilapidated country estate where an ambitious artist of questionable talent, a family of landed aristocrats wondering where the money has gone, and a secretly cross-dressing squire all commingle among the ruins.

Soft cover. Condition: New. PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; PHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Light general wear. May have light notes/highlighting. shelf wear. bumped edges. worn cover. Paperback. Unsavory artists, titled boobs, and charlatans with an affinity for Freud-such are the oddballs whose antics animate the early novels of the late British master Anthony Powell. A genius of social satire delivered with a very dry wit, Powell builds his comedies on the foibles of British high society between the wars, delving into subjects as various as psychoanalysis, the film industry, publishing, and (of course) sex. More explorations of relationships and vanity than plot-driven narratives, these slim novels reveal the early stirrings of the unequaled style, ear for dialogue, and eye for irony that would reach their caustic peak in Powell's epic A Dance to the Music of Time. From a View to a Death takes us to a dilapidated country estate where an ambitious artist of questionable talent, a family of landed aristocrats wondering where the money has gone, and a secretly cross-dressing squire all commingle among the ruins. 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.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This novel, first published in 1933, is reissued simultaneously with two others by Anthony Powell, "Afternoon Men" and "What's Become of Waring?". Its characters are perennial in the classical English comedy of country life. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. This novel, first published in 1933, is reissued simultaneously with two others by Anthony Powell, "Afternoon Men" and "What's Become of Waring?". Its characters are perennial in the classical English comedy of country life. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. This paperback has a few smudges. Endpaper and title page foxed. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used - Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From A View To A Death This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. book, cover and text all in very good condition, binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked, light browning of pages, names of PO on 1/2 title page.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Printing, Complete # String. 213pp. Marginal notes and marks by critic William Pritchard. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Fair. 1961. No Edition Noted. 199 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Heavy light marking and tanning with brown spots.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. Reprint. Gift inscription on front cover verso. Pages & cover a little age-yellowed. Cover design by Marc.

Condition: Good. 1968. Reprint. 220 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First printing in this format. A firm, clean copy with the usual age related toning.

Condition: Good. 1961. Reprint. 199 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. Anthony Powell's celebrated early novel turns to English rural society to caricature a socially aspiring artist and his disastrous ambition to marry well. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 166. Good copy with some shelf wear. Light nicks to cover. Light foxing throughout, remains a good copy. 2015. Paperback. . . . . …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Anthony Powell's celebrated early novel turns to English rural society to caricature a socially aspiring artist and his disastrous ambition to marry well. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 166. Good copy with some shelf wear. Light nicks to cover. Light foxing throughout, remains a good copy. 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Fontana Edition. G, Edgewear, tear, creases, foxing, browning/NO DUST JACKET. Satire. Cover illustration by John Constable. Fontana #1792. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

pock. Condition: Good. bleckant.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Thus. light wear to book and jacket, cloth covers rubbed, jacket has a few spots of staining, particularly to the rear panel. A part of Lehmann's postwar Holiday Library, a series of reprints of modern fiction consisting of outstanding works of fiction, biography, etc., number five of the first twelve issued. The third of Powell's five pre-WWII novels preceding his magnificent Dance to the Music of Time 12 novel cycle. First published in 1993 by Duckworth. Lilley, A.3 (b) (i). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Browse my books: www.abebooks.com/The-Book-Shed-Benson-VT-U.S.A/602765/sf Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Tracking number and estimated delivery date always provided. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed, an ABE Heritage Seller, has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997 An on-line bookseller with a bookshop sensibility.…

Condition: Good. Boards have some light wear, slight fading to spine. Content is clean and has light age tone. No DJ.