Pokrovsky, Boris A. and Yuri N. Grigorovich

The Bolshoi: Opera and Ballet at the Greatest Theater in Russia

New York, William Morrow and Co., 1979. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Translation from the original Russian and Italian by Daryl Hislop, this being a First English Edition copy, being an apt celebration of the lyrical theatre's 200th anniversary. Forewordy by Leonid Brezhneve, then jointly written chapters and individual contributions, too. Sterling condition hardcover copy, bound in bright red cloth, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. [5], 6-237 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 349574

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Keywords: Daryl Hislop |Boris A. Pokrovsky|Yuri N. Grigorovich|The Bolshoi Ballet

Barnes, Clive

Dance Scene U.S. A. : America's Greatest Ballet and Modern Dance Companies

Cleveland, Ohio, World Publishing Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. More than 200 fine black-and-white photographs augment this fine survey of modern dance troupes in the mid-late 1960s, from the Martha Graham Dance Company to the Harkness Ballet Company and others. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Handsomely bound in oatmeal cloth with tan lettering over a red cloth label, red lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate wear to tips and edges, but protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped. 142 pp. plus an index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 349967

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Keywords: Jack Mitchell|Clive Barnes |ballet |modern dance

Beaumont, Cyril William

Dancers Under My Lens: Essays in Ballet Criticism

London, C.W. Beaumont, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author, inscribed "Cyril Beaumont for H.A. Arnold, London, July 30, 1959, the renowned fashion and beauty photographer Hugh Arnold. Handsomely bound in blue cloth, very light wear to, discoloration of spine head and tail, still sharp silver lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. A fine collection of critical essays on performances of ballet seen in London from 1922 to 1935 and then again from 1946 to 1949. Fifteen fine black-and-white photographic plates. Profoundly useful reference guide to ballet and dance criticism. vii [blank], 9-160 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 349585

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Chazin-Bennahum, Judith

The Ballets of Antony Tudor: Studies in Psyche and Satire

New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvii [2], 3-311 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 346639

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Keywords: Judith Chazin-Bennahum|dance|ballet|performing arts|studies in psyche|satire|Antony Tudor

Bournonville, August

My Theatre Life

Middletown, Connecticut, Wesleyan University Press, 1979. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Translated from the Danish by Patricia N. McAndrew, and with Foreword by Erik Bruhn. Introduction by Svend Kragh-Jacobsen. Massively heavy, oversized volume, bound handsomely in salmon-colored cloth covers, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine and over burgundy cloth label. Previous owner's name inside front flap, and place of purchase written along gutter opposite, else clean and bright of interior. A French lithograph after a portrait by Edvard Lehmann from the early 1850s graces the frontis. xx [1], 3-709 pp. including a full index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 351717

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Keywords: August Bournonville Patricia N. McAndrew Erik Bruhn Svend Kragh-Jacobsen

Buckle, Richard

Buckle at the Ballet

New York, Atheneum Books, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sixteen years' worth of articles and essays from the London Sunday Times, pieces about dance, theatre, and especially ballet and other performing artists. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Stated First American Edition. [13], 14-416 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 349956

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Buckle, Richard

Diaghilev

New York, Atheneum, 1979. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A big, tall, Imperial octavo format copy, being a stated First American Edition, in black cloth over boards, with sharp and distinct copper lettering to spine, bright and clean of interior, the faintest of smudging to bottom page tips. Protected in a Gaylord dust jacket protector, fully intact, only mildly worn, but moderately sunned along edges. Fine line drawing endpapers front and rear. Several score black-and-white illustrations. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xxiv [2], 3-616 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 351718

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Keywords: dancers theatre the performing arts Richard Buckle

Buckle, Richard

In the Wake of Diaghilev

New York, A William Abrahams Books, by Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated with 36 black-and-white half-tone photographs, quite fine, and with pictorial endpapers by Susan Campbell. Engrossing ballet memoirs of the author, sequel to The Most Upsetting Woman. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Light dust-soiling along top edge, bound in burgundy cloth over boards, with gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. [8], 9-367 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 351340

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Buckle, Richard

Modern Ballet Design: A Picture-Book with Notes

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright yellow boards with red lettering to front cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate rubbing and minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and photographs, quite fine. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xv [1], 2-125 [3] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 351294

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Burian, K.V.

The Story of World Ballet

London, Allan Wingate, 1963. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Olga Kuthanova provided the translation into English of the original Czech-language survey of ballet on a global basis. Extremely handsomely bound in brilliant white coloth, stamped illustration to front cover of a ballet dancer on-point in black and letter "b" in red. Quarto-sized format, clean, tightly bound and unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Sans original cardboard slipcase. Many, many score brilliant black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Evolution of the dance, the dance in retrospect, the first ballets, the French and Italian schools, romantic ballet, contemporary ballet, and global perspectives. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [12], 13-329 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 349573

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Haskell, Arnold, Mark Bonham Carter and Michael Wood, eds.

Gala Performance. A Record of the Sadler's Wells Ballet over Twenty-Five Years

London, Collins, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Arnold Haskell, Mark Bonham Carter and Michael Wood have edited a fine account of dance, ballet and the performing arts through a social history of The Sadler's Wells Ballet. [12], 13-248 pp. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in black cloth with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Beige pictorial dust jacket, front inner but not rear inner tips clipped. 177 pp. of photographs of famous dancers and including 17 in full color. Foreword by H.R.H. Princess Margaret.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 349877

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Case, Alexander T.

Tandem Triumphans": A Grove Play

San Francisco, California, Grabhorn Press, for The Bohemian Club, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover copy of one of the more popular Bohemian Club plays, this one being about the Stuart King of England, James II, with accompanying music by Ulderico Marcelli. Clean, if lightly toned interior, previous owner's inscription inside rear flap, half-toning to endpapers front and rear, minimal rubbing to extremities. Illustrated tartan cloth over boards, tan paper label over spine. Frontis matter, 2-92 [2] pp. including full roster of cast and crew and list of past performances.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 353592

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Keywords: The Bohemian Club The Bohemian Grove plays music Dan Totheroh Peter Keyes

Cone, John F.

Oscar Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera Company

Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in burgundy cloth over boards, gilt lettering over black label, quite sharp and distinct. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Published in stated First Edition state by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1966. 399 pp. Measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". xvi [1], 3-399 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 346641

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Keywords: Oscar Hammerstein|John F. Cone|dance|ballet|Manhattan Opera Company|opera|music

Conyn, Cornelius

Three Centuries of Ballet

Houston-New York, Elsevier Press, Inc., 1953. . Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Presumed First Edition, but not so stated, a fine, readable social history of ballet by an acknowledged master in the history of the performing arts. Bound sturdily in gray cloth over boards, pink-stamped lettering to cover and spine, a bit soiled of covers, ding to front fore-board, bumping to spine head and tail, very slight foxing to top edge, else clean, tightly bound and unmarked of interior. 96 fine black-and-white plates printed on high-quality, high-gloss paper, quite sharp. Sans dust jacket. [7], 8-246 pp. plus an Index of Ballets.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 351290

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Keywords: ballet the performing arts cornelius conyn

Robert Craft

Stravinsky: Chronicle of a Friendship 1948/1971

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in brown cloth, silver lettering to spine, silver lettering to cover, shading to blue, purposefully. Moderately worn dust jacket, protected now by Gaylord protector. Several ranges of fine black-and-white photographs of Stravinsky's amazing career. The author became his musical assistant in 1948 at the age of 24. The book is a year-by-year, day-by-day account of their working relationship. xvi [3], 4-424, i-xvi pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

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Book number: 351716

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Keywords: Igor Stravinsky Robert Craft music musicians musical assistant composer music composer