Anthony Powell — The Military Philosophers

London, Heinemann, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first edition of the ninth entry into Anthony Powell's literary cycle 'A Dance to the Music of Time&apos. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the vibrant publisher's original dust wrapper, retaining the price.This work is the ninth of Anthony Powell's 'A Dance to the Music of Time', a twelve novel sequence that follows the life of narrator Nicholas Jenkins.This novel, covers the latter part of Nicholas Jenkins' service in World War II, in which Jenkins is assigned to a War Office Section where he acts as a liaison officer first with the Poles and later with the Belgians and Czechs. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with dust wrapper clipped to the front flyleaf, but retaining the price. Externally, exceptionally bright, with bumping to spine head. Light sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with light edge wear to back strip head. Faint handling marks to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.