Anthony Powell — Hearing Secret Harmonies: A Novel

London, Heinemann, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the final book in Powell's roman-fleuve series, 'A Dance to the Music of Time', in the publisher's original dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. This is the final novel within Anthony Powell's 'A Dance to the Music of Time', published in 1975 and following characters Nick and Isobel Jenkins as they let a caravan of four hippies stay on their land. 'A Dance to the Music of Time' is a twelve-volume 'roman-fleuve', in which all of the books share a series of common characteristics. They were inspired by the painting of the same name by Poussin and are described as 'an often comic examination of movements and manners, power and passivity in English political, cultural and military life in the mid-20th century&apos. Anthony Powell (1905-2000) was an English novelist who is best known for 'A Dance to the Music of Time', which he published between 1951 and 1975. The Times newspaper named him one of the fifty greatest British writers since 1945. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with just a bit of light bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of spine and a mark to the board. Dust wrapper is excellent with minimal edge wear and just a bit of light age-toning to the top edge of the fly leaves and the reverse, as well as in the spine-region of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.