Books Do Furnish a Room

London: Heinemann, 1988. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart reprint of the tenth of Anthony Powell's novels in his impressive roman-fleuve 'A Dance to the Music of Time'. In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Books Do Furnish a Room' is the tenth novel in Anthony Powell's important series 'A Dance to the Music of Time'.This novel sees the protagonist and his contemporaries dealing with post-war austerity, trying to find their way back to their former lives before the war.A 1988 reprint, first published in 1971.'A Dance to the Music of Time' is a twelve volume roman-fleuve, published over the course of twenty-four years. In the sequence, Powell examines the cultural and military struggles of the twentieth century, examining the power and passivity of the English people.The series is narrated by Nicholas Jenkins, with his recollections of various people he encountered over the past half a century. The novels span roughly from 1921 to 1971. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is very smart with just a couple of spots to the flyleaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine