{"product_id":"a-buyers-market-anthony-powell-first-edition","title":"A Buyer's Market, Anthony Powell — First Edition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"9\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"408\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"408\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood\u003c\/strong\u003e: Publisher's original cloth shows moderate wear to extremities, with bumping to corners. Spine and publisher's label dulled, showing rubbing at head and foot. Sticker residue present to the front board with faint staining to the rear panel. Binding remains square and firm. Internally, pages show age-related toning but remain largely well preserved and readable. A sound, serviceable copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"692\"\u003eFirst edition, London; William Heinemann, 1952. Original cloth-bound hardback. Second volume of Anthony Powell’s celebrated \u003cem data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"577\"\u003eA Dance to the Music of Time\u003c\/em\u003e sequence, increasingly sought after in first edition form by collectors of twentieth-century British literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"1013\"\u003eThe novel continues Powell’s panoramic portrayal of English social and intellectual life between the wars, observing shifting relationships, ambition, and class through a cast of recurring characters. Marked by wit, restraint, and keen social observation, it forms a central part of Powell’s acclaimed literary cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52568071373139,"sku":"1563","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/57_69e07154-780c-4fae-a157-a1d6e0880ba7.jpg?v=1765458262","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-buyers-market-anthony-powell-first-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}