A Dance to the Music of Time: 12 Volume Set of British Printings (9 Firsts with 7 First DJ's) Including Author Signed Letter.

A set of the "Dance to the Music of Time" series, including a signed letter from the author, which has been taped into "A Buyer's Market", itself a first edition from 1952. This copy has a gift inscription from Bowden Broadwater to Pamela Anne King. The letter is addressed to Mrs LeRoy King of Rhode Island. The book is in VG condition with minor rubbing at spine ends and minor foxing freckes to the fore-edge. The Dust Jacket is also VG, a later issue with decimal price so from the early 1970's. Of the rest of the set, A Question of Upbringing and The Acceptance World are later 1970's printings in Near Fine cond. with Near Fine dust jackets. At Lady Molly's is 1957 first in VG+ cond with Good DJ (Staining to rear panel, unclipped), Casanova's Chinese Restaurant is 1960 first VG in Fair DJ (staining to underneath, splash-spots, cut down in size by 2mm, age darkened and edgeworn.), The Kindly Ones, 1962 1st ed in Near Fine cond. with later 1970's near fine DJ with decimal price. The Valley of Bones, 1973 reprint in good only condition (splashes to fore-edge) with price-clipped DJ otherwise Near Fine in protective sleeve. The Soldier's Art, 1966 1st ed, VG+ with gift inscription and faint cup-ring to front panel, minor splash-marks to text block edges, in VG DJ, uncliped in clear protective sleeve. The Military Philosophers, 1968 first, Near Fine in Near Fine unclipped DJ. Books Do Furnish a Room, 1971 Near Fine in Near fine unclipped DJ. Temporary Kings, 1973 1st, VG+ in VG unclipped DJ. Hearing Secret Harmonies, 1975 Near Fine 1st in Near Fine unclipped DJ. Overall a pleasing set with shelf-appeal and that excellent letter kept with the book by the original owner and from an early period in the writing of these novels. Size: 12mo.…