The Ballet of the Second Empire 1847-1858 and 1858-1870 - 2 VOLUMES

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1953. 1st Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 133, 148pp. 2 vOLUMES covering the years 1847-1870. Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Both books are clean and sound and unmarked, and both are illustrated. A wonderful comprehensive and concise history of ballet during the reign of Napoleon III. 2 volumes. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004747

Catalogue: Dance, European History, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet Theatre "Social History" Ferraris Cerrito Rosati Gautier "2 volumes"

Amberg, George

Art in Modern Ballet

New York, Pantheon, 1946. First Edition, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover. 115pp, 202 plates (8 are in color). Off-white linen boards, redcloth backing, gilt lettered spine. Contents are mildly toned, binding is tight, small bookseller stamp on rear pastedown. Slipcase has been tape repaired and is splitting at corners. Very Good.

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Book number: 001848

Catalogue: Performing Arts, Art, Dance

Keywords: Ballet Diaghilev

Anthony, Gordon

Ballerina; Further Studies of Margot Fonteyn

London, Home & Van Thal Ltd. 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16 pp text, 31 black and white plates. Covers unworn, spine slightly faded. Dust jacket is clipped, lightly soiled, several small tears and a small chip. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 004582

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet Dance Theatre

Anthony, Gordon

Ballet Camera Studies by Gordon Anthony (Signed Limited Edition)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1937. Signed and Limited, Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 241pp. Ivory linen boards, red leather spine backing, five raised bands, gilt lettering, book is in slipcase. An edition limited to 100 copies, of which this is No. 42, SIGNED by both Anthony Gordon and associate, Arnold Haskell. Spine slightly sunned and with very slight wear, text and all photos are clean and sound. Slipcase is worn along edges. Book is in very well-preserved condition. A magnificently designed book filled with captivating photos by Gordon Anthony, of the great dancers who performed during the first half of the 20th century. Near Fine.

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Book number: 004710

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts, Photography

Keywords: Ballet Dance Performance Dancers Ballerinas

Anthony, Gordon

Margot Fonteyn

London, Phoenix House, 1950. Numbered, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Subject and Author. 131pp. Orange cloth, gilt spine lettering. A limited edition of 250 numbered copies each signed by both Miss Fonteyn and the photographe,r Gordon Anthony. The book features 60 captioned photos by Gordon Anthony, representing each of the 60 roles she performed during her career from 1934 to 1950. The author explains that his "comments on MIss Fonteyn's performances a re purely personal." A wonderful photographic documentation of her career. Very Good.

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Book number: 004726

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet Theatre Fonteyn Ballerina

Anthony, Gordon (Photographer)

Russian Ballet. Camera Studies by Gordon Anthony With an Introduction by Arnold Haskell

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Eduard Manet. 20pp of text, 96 tipped-in plates. Blue buckram boards, white buckram spine backing with gilt lettering. Boards are sound and square, spine sunned, small blemish on front free endpaper, introductory text and all plates are in clean and very sound condition. Magnificent camera studies by Gordon Anthony. A frontispiece portrait of MIchael Fokine, to whom the book is dedicated. Introduction by Arnold Haskell. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004596

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet "Michael Fokine" Diaghilev Danilova Massine Markova Baronova Lichine

Anthony, Gordon

Studies of the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company at Covent Garden

London, Home & Van Thal, 1947. First Edition, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover. Unpaginated 74pp, including 64 plates + frontispeice. Grey buckram boards, gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends rubbed, spine somewhat dulled, owner's bookplate on front pastedown. A foreward by Anthony followed by 64 black and white photos of dancers, including Pauline Clayden, Richard Ellis, Margot Fonteyn, Beryl Grey,Moira Shearer, Michael Somes and many others. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001847

Catalogue: Performing Arts, Photography, Dance

Keywords: Ballet

Anthony, Gordon

Thr Sleeping Princess : Camera Studies

London, George Rouledge & Sons Ltd. 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 49pp, 63 tipped-in plates. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Coveris in near fine, unworn condition, a very faint trace of foxing on rear pastedown, text and all plates are clean and sound. Dust jacket is worn and chipped, and missing a large 3 x 8 inch piece from the lower rear panel, with slight loss of text. The book, however, is in very nice condition. Wonderful action photos and portraits of the artists. Text is written by Nadia Benois, Arnold Haskell and Constant Lambert. Near Fine/Poor.

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Book number: 004500

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts, Photography

Keywords: Ballet Ballerina Theater Dancers Tchaikovsky "Margot Fonteyn" "Robert Helpmann" "Ursula Moreton"

[No Author]

Preview 1947

London, World Film Publications Ltd, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Unpaginated but around 140pp. Blue and pink stapled wraps. Corners worn and fore edge has a 1/2 inch cut and wrinkle, light soiling, but overall sound. Inscription on title page, contents clean. Previews of numerous films of the year (British and American) including "Duel in the Sun", "The Bells of St. Mary's", "The Magic Bow", "Camille", "Teheran", "The Killers". Very Good.

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Book number: 000690

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Film Cinema Movies Hollywood

Various Authors

The Mermaid Theatre Review 1959

London, 1959. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 115+26pp ads. Blue pictorial stiff wrappers. Some wear to edges, 2cm split to top of spine, contents toned but clean. Numerous theatre -related articles by Sir Kennet Clark, Michael Tippett, Brendan Behan and many others. Laid-in are a program for "Lock up your Daughters" and a listing othe Mermaid Theatre Trust. Very Good.

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Book number: 000830

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Stage Theatre Show Performance Shakespeare Drama Comedy

Baker, George M.

A Baker's Dozen. Original Humorous Dialogues

Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1876. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 137pp+6pp ads. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Wear and spotting to covers. Contents age-toned, scattered foxing, inscription and owner's name on front free endpaper. Dialogues originally published in Oliver Optic's Magazine. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001552

Catalogue: Humor, Performing Arts

Keywords: Theatre Performance

Beaumont, Cyriil W.

Five Centuries of Ballet Design

London, The Studio Ltd. 1940. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. 136pp. Hardcover with wear to spine ends and light corner rubbing, spine slightly darkened, text is mildly age-toned and photos all clean and unblemished. There are 24 pages of commentary by author, folllowed by 126 pages of black and white photos. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004457

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet "Stage Design" "Costume Design" Dancers

Beaumont, Cyril W.

Margot Fonteyn

London, C.W. Beaumont, 1948. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 20pp. Blue cloth, paper label to front board. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on copyright page. Very good condition with mild age-toning. Dust jacket is chipped, soiled, missing large piece along bottom rear panel, price-clipped, no loss of text. Concise biography of the renown ballerina, with Cyril Beaumont's signature. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 004360

Catalogue: Biography, Performing Arts, Dance

Keywords: Ballet "Sadlers Wells" "Royal Ballet"

Beaumont, Cyril W.

The Swan Lake as Presented by The Sadler's Wells Ballet

London, C.W. Beaumont, 1947. 1st Edition, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Russell Sedgwick (Photographer). 8pp text, 30pp plates. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Very slight fading to spine, else clean and sound interior and exterior, bookseller's small label on front pastedown. Dust jacket is price-clipped and lightly worn.7777 Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 004499

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts

Keywords: Ballet Ballerinas Dancers Theatre Stage

Beauont, Cyril W. (Intro.); Browse, Lillian (Editor)

Leslie Hurry: Setings & Costumes for Sadler's Wells Ballets- Hamlet (1942) Le Lac des Cygnes and the Old Vic Hamlet (1944_

London, Faber and Faber LImited, 1946. 1st Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 72pp. Tan cloth. Very good condition, spine ends lightly rubbed, interior very good, bookplate on front pastedown. Dust jacket is torn, missing several fragments, mended along spine. Brief commentary plus 50 illustrations. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 004826

Catalogue: Dance, Performing Arts, Art

Keywords: Ballet Costumes Settings Design