Powell (Anthony) Temporary Kings
£45
London, Heinemann, 1973.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
The 11th in the author’s A Dance to the Music of Time series.
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Jacket spine very slightly tanned, overall very good.
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