POWELL, Anthony. [A Dance to the Music of Time]. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1951-1975. 12 volumes, 8°. Original red cloth, dust-jackets (the jackets of the first two volumes a little frayed and chipped at extremities). FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES TO ANTHONY, OR TO ANTHONY AND TANYA, HOBSON. A COMPLETE SET OF POWELL’S MASTERPIECE which earned him his reputation as the English Proust. The novels comprise: 1) A Question of Upbringing (1951, first issue, with the second “half title” repeating the title of the first rather than the generic title, as in the subsequent volumes; inscribed, “This volume belongs to Anthony Hobson, signed by the author, Anthony Powell”). 2) A Buyer’s Market (1952, inscribed, “Anthony Hobson’s Book, Anthony Powell”). 3) The Acceptance World (1955, inscribed, “Anthony Hobson (signed) Anthony Powell after a delicious luncheon”). 4) At Lady Molly’s (1957, inscribed, “Anthony & Tania[sic] Hobson’s copy of At Lady Molly’s, Anthony Powell”). 5) Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant (1960, inscribed, “Anthony & Tania, own this book, Anthony Powell”). 6) The Kindly Ones (1962, inscribed, “Anthony & Tanya with love from Tony, March 1963”, with a loosely-inserted one-page autograph letter from Anthony Powell to John Davenport, dated 10 June 1962, on the subject of the novel and its place in the sequence). 7) The Valley of Bones (1964, inscribed, “Anthony & Tania with love from Tony. These military memoirs to a fellow infantryman. April 1964,” with a loosely-inserted one page typed letter, signed, from Antony Powell to John Davenport, dated 13 March 1964, on the subject of the novel and speculating on the likelihood of the character Gwatkin appearing in future volumes). 8) The Soldier’s Art (1966, inscribed “Anthony & Tania from Tony. The Glebe House after luncheon, 10 July, 1967” and signed on the title). 9) The Military Philosophers (1968, inscribed, “Anthony & Tania after a very delicious luncheon, Tony, March 1969” and signed on the title). 10) Books do Furnish a Room (1971, inscribed, “Anthony & Tanya from Tony with love. Sept 1971, The Glebe House” and signed on the title). 11) Temporary Kings (1973, inscribed, “Anthony & Tania with love, Tony. The Chantry, September 1974” and signed on the title). 12) Hearing Secret Harmonies (1975, inscribed, “Anthony & Tanya, love from Tony, The Chantry, April, 1976” and signed on the title).