From a View to a Death
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Anthony Powell was born in 1905. After working in publishing and as a scriptwriter, he began to write for the Daily Telegraph in the mid-1930s. He served in the army during World War II and subsequently became the fiction reviewer on the TLS. Next came five years as literary editor of Punch. He was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1988. In addition to the twelve-novel sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell was the author of seven other novels, and four volumes of memoirs, To Keep the Ball Rolling. He died in March 2000.
Discover the extraordinary life of Anthony Powell – captured by acclaimed biographer Hilary Spurling in Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time – available now in hardback and ebook from Hamish Hamilton.
"an old favourite reissued this year in paperback, Anthony Powell’s uproarious From a View to Death... still as relevant and funny as the day it came out over 70 years ago" (ilary Spurling, Spectator ‘Books of the year’)
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. Broom-Lynne, (jacket) (illustrateur). Later Printing. shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket which has a closed tear to the front panel; previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, top edge spotted. Powell's third novel, first published in 1933 by Duckworth. English country comedy considered by many to be his most humorous. 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! N° de réf. du vendeur 997632
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Vendeur : The Book Shed, Benson, VT, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Broom-Lynne, (jacket) (illustrateur). New Edition. shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket with crease to the rear panel; spot to the top page edges else clean and unmarked. Powell's third novel, first published in 1933 by Duckworth. English country comedy considered by many to be his most humorous. 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! N° de réf. du vendeur 2003088
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Vendeur : GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Heinemann, 1972, reprint. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, [v],213pp. Gift message, top edge spotted, d/j a little yellowed with tear to spine. A fair copy. 0434599077/0.4uk. N° de réf. du vendeur 396337
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Vendeur : Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Etat : very good. Etat de la jaquette : very good. 8vo pp.213. book. N° de réf. du vendeur 363664
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