The Valley of Bones
by Powell, Anthony
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good, 2nd impression of p/b (1st 1973), small scuff marks on spine, pages browned, otherwise pristine.
- ISBN 10
- 0006133010
- ISBN 13
- 9780006133018
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Fontana Books, 1975. 2nd imp.. paperback. Very good, 2nd impression of p/b (1st 1973), small scuff marks on spine, pages browned, otherwise pristine.. A (178 x 110). The 7th volume in Dance to the Music of Time in which Nicholas Jenkins is a 2nd Lieut in an infantry regiment, seeing at close quarters the reality and absurdities of army life.
Synopsis
The Valley of Bones is the seventh novel in the sequence of twelve comprising Anthony Powell's masterpiece, A Dance to the Music of Time. Published in 1964, it is the first of the war trilogy, poignantly capturing the atmosphere of the time whilst offering a subversively comic view of Army life. The conflict between regular soldiers and the bank managers-cum-officers is caught in some of the funniest scenes in the sequence.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132198
- Title
- The Valley of Bones
- Author
- Powell, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 2nd impression of p/b (1st 1973), small scuff marks on spine, pages browned, otherwise pristine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0006133010
- ISBN 13
- 9780006133018
- Publisher
- Fontana Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 254
- Keywords
- fiction, Anthony Powell
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.13 g
- Size
- A (178 x 110)
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