ALEXANDER, MARC

The Dance Goes on - the Life and Art of Elizabeth Twistington Higgins Mbe

Kingsley, Hampshire, Leader. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0907159001). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine copy with decorative bookplate to front endpaper with complete dustjacket which has a single closed tear to top corner edge. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The New Zealand author first met the ballet dancer, who was completely paralysed by polio, when he was working at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and when he became a journalist he met her again, twenty years later, he found that although she was still paralysed she had won herself an independent life as an internationallly famous painter particularly for her dance pictures. NOT EX LIB A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.81 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 2. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 003210

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Ballet, Elizabeth Twistington Higgins 0907159001

ALEXANDER, MARC

The Dance Goes on - the Life and Art of Elizabeth Twistington Higgins Mbe

Kingsley, Hampshire, Leader. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0907159001). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The New Zealand author first met the ballet dancer, who was completely paralysed by polio, when he was working at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and when he became a journalist he met her again, twenty years later, he found that although she was still paralysed she had won herself an independent life as an internationallly famous painter particularly for her dance pictures. NOT EX LIB A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.81 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 2. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 008913

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Ballet, Elizabeth Twistington Higgins 0907159001

BLAND, ALEXANDER AND PERCIVAL, JOHN

Men Dancing - Performers and Performances

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297780735). Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A very large format volume of 176 pages. Profusely illustrated. This book celebrates one of the biggest comebacks in the history of the arts. The most striking post-war development in the world of the arts has been the emergence of dance as a popular art form; and the most striking development in the world of dance has been the re-emergence of the male dancer. The two phenomena are not unconnected. Originating as an activity for men, dance has been dominated for over a century by women. Though admired and envied, these remote ethereal creatures were too far from ordinary life to become the subjects of general interest; they were the precious idols of a select few. The picture now is radically different. The book analyses the role of man in dance. It sketches the historical background and examines, for the first time, the different qualities, both physiological and psychlogical, that make up the various types of dancer. It presents a gallery of the finest artists, all vividly illustrated, giving attention to many from all over the world and through the ages, but concentrating on those extraordinary dancers like Nureyev and Baryshnikov. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.33 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 1. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010011

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Keywords: Male Dancers 0297780735

AUSTIN, RICHARD

The Ballerina

London, Vision. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 01854781439). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket which is plastic protected. The author was for many years the critic for the journal Ballet Today and his book is a study of the dance and the classical ballerinas, seen in terms of aesthetics rather than technique. It serves to place the ballerina within the historical development of her art and in relation to a far wider cultural background than is usual in works of this nature. Full page photographs of Anna Pavlova, Olga Spessivtzeva, Margot Fonteyn and Natalia Makarova. NOT EX LIB C3A. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 002577

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BEAUMONT, CYRIL W.

Alicia Markova

London, C.W. Beaumont. 1935, First. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paper title labels on cream cloth boards which have very minor marks, fading to spine but no wear. Internally there is a light foxing to endpapers, fore edge and to the margins of some pages and an inscription to front endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. 25 pages. 12 illustrations. A biography of the famous ballet dancer by the eminent ballet historian. A1C. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010477

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Russian Ballet Dancer

BEAUMONT, CYRIL W.

Anna Pavlova

London, C.W. Beaumont. 1938. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paper title labels on blue cloth boards which have very minor marks, fading to spine but no wear. Internally there is a light foxing to endpapers, fore edge and to the margins of some pages and an inscription to front endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. There is also a contemporary postcard of Anna Pavlova from the Tate Gallery stuck to front endpaper. 24 pages. 7 illustrations. A biography of the famous ballet dancer by the eminent ballet historian first published in 1932. A1C. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010478

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Russian Ballet Dancer

BEAUMONT, CYRIL W.

A Short History of Ballet

London, C.W. Beaumont. 1936. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paper title labels on red cloth boards which arhave minor marks, fading to spine and a little lifting of cloth to lower front. Internally there is light foxing to endpapers and fore edge and to the margins of some pages, an inscription to front endpaper else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. 40 pages. 29 illustrations. First published in 1933 this small history by the eminent ballet historian is an ideal starting point to learn more about ballet. A1C. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010475

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Ballet History

BEAUMONT, CYRIL W.

Supplement to Complete Book of Ballets

London, C.W. Beaumont. 1942, First. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt title on black boards which have only minor marks and no wear. Internally there is a contemporary name to front endpaper, just a touch of light foxing to closed edges else a clean, tigt unmarked copy. 208 pages. 48 illustrations.Includes sections on Charles Didelot, August Bournonville, Michel Fokine, Leonide Massine, Ninette de Valois, Kurt Joos and Soviet ballets. The book brings up to date the author's previous work The Complete Book of Ballets. 1. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011167

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

BEAUMONT, CYRIL W.

The VIC-Wells Ballet

London, C.W. Beaumont. 1935, First. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paper title labels on blue cloth boards which have minor marks but no wear. Internally there is an inscription to front endpaper and light foxing to closed edges and endpapers else a clean, tight unmarked copy. 45 pages. 12 illustrations. Ninette de Valois founded the the Vic-Wells Ballet and Vic-Wells Ballet School which was established at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1931, later changing the name to the Sadler'sWell Ballet. These would become the predecessors of today's Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet School. Ninette de Valois was with the Ballets Russe and after its disbandment following the death of Diaghilev, she employed some of the company's former stars, including Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin. A1C. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010473

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Ninette de Valois, Alicia Markova, Anton Dolin, Constant Lambert

BOLAND, PAUL

Ballet in London Yearbook '88/'89 - the Ballet Year in Pictures

London, Boland. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0951342401). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from gentle bumping to top corner tips) with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. This is the first edition of the Ballet in London Yearbook and is planned to be published annually. The Yearbook will go hand in hand with the Capital's finest ballet productions, and this first volume concentrates on the Royal Ballet, The London Festival Ballet, and The Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet. A large format volume printed on thick quality paper with Paul Boland's excellent colour photographs bringing the dancers to life. Includes biographies of Peter Schaufuss, Natalia Makarova, Bryony Brind, Cynthia Harvey, Wayne Eagling, Marion Tait and many others. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 25. Near Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 007775

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Ballet Productions, Peter Schaufuss, Natalia Makarova, Wayne Eagling, Bryony Brind, Cynthia Harvey, London Festival Ballet, Royal Ballet, Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet 0951342401

BOURMAN, ANATOLE

The Tragedy of Nijinsky

London, Robert Hale. 1938. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth boards have age darkening to spine, a little wear to spine head and tail and gentle bumping to lower corner tips. Internally there is age toning to closed edges else very clean, tight and unmarked. 320 pages. 12 illustrations including an unpublished photograph of Vaslaw Fomitch Nijinsky taken in his practice costume at Krasnoe Selo immediately after his graduation from the Imperial Russian Ballet School in 1908. Third impression April 1938 ( first was May 1937). Anatole Bourman entered the Russian Imperial Ballet School at the same time as Nijinsky and became one of his closest friends, and for many years followed his development and career, first as a member of the Imperial Ballet, and later as star of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. He tells the part of Nijinsky's story which other biographers have left untold - his youthful ambitions and defeats, his brilliant rise to fame, his exploits with other students, the almost incredible ill fortune which followed him from the first. The author gives his interpretation of Nijinsky's later career, which differs from the stories others have told. 1. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009913

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Vaslaw Fomitch Nijinsky

CARLSON, JANET

Quick, Before the Music Stops - How Ballroom Dancing Saved My Life

New York, Broadway Books. 2008, First. (ISBN: 9780767926829). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. 259 pages. First Edition, First Printing. In her twenties, Janet Carlson was a successful competitive ballroom dancer, but she abandoned dancing to raise a family and pursue a more conventional profession as an editor for a luxury lifestyle magazine. Twenty years later, she seemed to have it all: two beautiful daughters, a glamorous job, and a handsome, talented husband. Despite all of her successes, she felt a terrible void - her marriage was deeply troubled, and she was somehow withdrawn in the very midst of her own life and the lives of her children. Then, one Valentine’s Day, her husband gave her ballroom dancing lessons as a gift, and everything changed. She discovered the joy, passion, and confidence she hadn’t realized had gone missing for so long. Over time, Janet discovers that ballroom dancing also contains the secrets to life and love: the give-and-take of dance, two bodies in rhythm and harmony, mirrors the reciprocity of human relationships. Total trust between partners is as vital on the dance floor as it is within a marriage. And yet, both partners - in dance and in life - must stand on their own two feet. The unadulterated joy Janet feels as she intuitively moves to the music speaks to the kind of absolute, whole-body happiness we were born to have. On the dance floor, she finds resolve in the waltz, self-confidence in the tango, and passion in nearly everything. Embracing dance once more allows her to let go of a marriage that was completely out of sync; put more heart and emotion into her work; find more time to truly be with her children; and ultimately rejoice in her intrinsic balance and poise. Told with precision, grace, and painstaking honesty, Quick, Before the Music Stops is the tale of one woman’s midlife renewal through dance, and how her newfound empowerment transcends the dance floor and becomes immediate and relevant in every aspect of her life. It shows us how to recognize and celebrate both our strengths and our flaws, reignite passion for the everyday, and how to step from the periphery into the light and surrender to the music. A1B. As New/As New.

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Book number: 011072

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Ballroom Dancing 9780767926829

DANILOVA, ALEXANDRA

Choura - the Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova

London, Dance Books. 1987, First. (ISBN: 0903102978). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 213 pages. 48 pages of black and white photographs. The captivating and long-awaited memoir of Alexandra Danilova, one of this century's greatest and most beloved ballerinas. Her story is the story of modern ballet itself, from its beginnings in Imperial St. Petersburg, through its incubation in the glamorous and intrigue-ridden world of the Ballets Russes, to its triumphant apotheosis in the hands of George Balanchine in America. At each step, 'Choura', as she is known to generations of balletomanes, was present as both witness and creator. S. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 010919

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Ballets Russes, Maryinsky School, Boris Chaliapin, Diaghilev, George Balanchine, 0903102978

DAVIDSON, GLADYS

Stories of the Ballet

London, Werner Laurie. 1958. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Boards have very minor marks but no wear. Internally there is a contemporary name to ront endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has staining and age darkening and is not price-clipped. xvi + 486 pages. 20 illustrations.The author tells the stories of many famous ballets, including such favourites as The Firebird, Petrouchka, Robert Helpmann's Hamlet and Casse Noisette. In outlining the plot-sequence behind the stylised actions of the dancers, she explains the underlying symbolism in each ballet and shows how effective the creative combination of movement, grouping, decor and choreography can be. Contains a valuable index giving details of the source of each story, information about the composer of the music, the scenic and costume designer, as well as the date and place of the first performance. B2E. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 011303

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

DOLIN, ANTON

Markova - Her Life and Art

London, W.H. Allen. 1953, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Silver title on blue boards which are unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a neat contemporary name to front endpaper and a little light foxing to closed edges and to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket has wear to edges, chipping, a small loss to top and is not price clipped. 294 pages. 53 illustrations. One of the world's greatest dancers writes the biography of one of the world's greatest ballerinas. Markova and Dolin are partners again; this time she is the subject and he is the chronicler of her triumphs. Out of his years of close association with Markova, Dolin has told a story no one else could. He has told it with the warmth of a friend, with the pride of a partner and with his unique understanding of the art of ballet. It is much more than a career story, for here we have, for the first time, a full-length portrait of the woman, as well as the ballerina. 4. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 009872

Catalogue: Ballet / Dance

Keywords: Alicia Markova, Prima Ballerina