Butoh: Dance of the Dark Soul
Aperture, October 1987. Hardcover. Very Good; a nice clean copy, tight uncreased spine, with no markings to text; dust jacket is Very Good, wrapped in mylar sleeve. More
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Russian Ballet: Camera Studies
Geoffrey Bles, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. VG- in cloth (ex-lib copy; sl rub/covers; sl int browning). large 4to [32]p p+plts Full photographic coverage of the stars of both Russian ballet compa nies (including Anthony's first photographs of Serge Lifar). Introductory e ssay by..... More
Orchesography: 16th-Century French Dance from Court to Countryside
Dover Publications, January 1967. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good condition. Foxing to sides of text block. Sunning to spine and parts of front cover. Lamination peeling. Scuffing and moderate shelfwear. 266 pp. More
Dance Dynamics: Dance - A Dynamic Lifestyle; Dance in Progress
National Dance Association, January 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Solid clean ex-library copy rebound in buckram. More
Dance Dynamics: Dance - A Dynamic Lifestyle; Dance in Progress
National Dance Association, January 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Ex-Library. A solid clean ex-library copy rebound in buckram. More
Ballet in Moscow Today
New York Graphic Society, January 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. VG/VG in DJ (small chips/nicks to DJ; slight browning/edges). Small 4to with DJ 203 Concentration on the Bolshoi, plus pictorial coverage of 15 ballets in the general repertoire.over 150 b/w Photos. More
The Royal Ballet: The First Fifty Years
Doubleday & Company, October 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This large, heavy book presents a full-scale 50-year history of the company and its most distinguished members (including Anton Dolin, Robert Helpmann, Alicia Markova, and others); foreword by Dame Ninette de Valois. Notable particularly for..... More
Der Tanz In Der Kunst - Die Bedeutendsten Tanzbilder Von Der Antike Bis Zur Gegenwart
Walter Seifert, January 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Spine present, but broken; wear and fading to boards; text clean; some underlining in pencil; pictures good; five pictures mounted on green pages; some green pages faded. Frontispiece is lacking. Dance portrayed in art from ancient..... More
Specificul Dansului Popular Romanesc
Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste Romania, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good condition in Good dust jacket with protective mylar cover. Dust jacket worn and torn; binding slightly loose; green boards with black text; text in book is clean and unmarked. Romanian language book about..... More
Dance Research Annual XI Psychological Perspectives on Dance Cord 1978
Congress of Dance Research, January 1978. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. na. More
Making a Ballet
Macmillan, 1974. First Edition. Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In Good condition with light wear (minor bumping to corners and spine, some fading to boards) in a fair dust jacket (chipping to edges and bumping to corners; small tear to front cover and minor surface marks); else a...... More
And Promenade Home
Little, Brown, January 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. VG/VG in DJ (few nicks/tape repair/price clip to DJ). 8vo with DJ [8]+301+plates Second book of autobiographical reflections; sequel to 'Dance to the Piper'. Previous owner's name/fr attached endpaper.21 b/w photos / plates. More
Tance Historyczne (Zeszyt 2: Pawana, Galiarda, Wolta)
Centralna Poradnia Amatorskiego Ruchu Artystycznego, 1968. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very Good condition. Text in Polish. 225 pp. Some pages offset.Dance Diagrams. More
Tance Historyczne Kinetogramy (Zeszyt 2: Pawana, Galiarda, Wolta)
Centralna Poradnia Amatorskiego Ruchu Artystycznego, 1968. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Charts & Diagrams. More
Modern Dance: An Adult Beginner's Guide
Prentice Hall, January 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tight clean copy.B/w Illustrations. More
My life,
Victor Gollancz, January 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Slight sunning and browning to spine; slight rubbing and browning to covers (cloth; chiefly at edges); slight bumping to corners; previous owner's pencil signature and inscription on front free endpaper; previous bookseller's printed paper label on..... More
Isadora Duncan (Les Signes De L'Homme, 7)
F. M. Ricci, January 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG. 183, [6] pages. Text in French. Biographical essay by Savinio; essay on the Art Deco statuary (portrayals of dancers by Chiparus, Colinet, Preiss, and others) by Di Cristina; editor's introduction, with biographical chronology and..... More
Isadora Duncan (Les Signes De L'Homme, 7)
F. M. Ricci, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 183, [6] pages. Text in French. Biographical essay by Savinio; essay on the Art Deco statuary (portrayals of dancers by Chiparus, Colinet, Preiss, and others) by Di Cristina; editor's introduction, with biographical chronology and bibliographical references..... More
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
Da Capo Press, August 1998. Trade Paperback. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, reading lines to covers & spine, & a cocked spine. Interior is tight, clean, & unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in. More
Research in Dance II
American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, January 1973. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG- in wraps; wear along stapled spine; ink name to title page. 96pp. More
Cwiczenia Taneczne
Centralny Osrodek Methodyki Upowszechniania Kultury, 1973. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some fading and foxing to wraps and text; typewriter-style text; enclosed with seperate 20 page music score. More
Meister Des Balletts
Muller & Co. Verlag, January 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 231, [1] pages + plates. Text in German. Coverage of ballet masters and dance instructors throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, primarily in France; includes references to Blasis, Noverre, Vestris, Vigano, and others, plus..... More
Danseglæde og springkraft : 16 sportil balletten
Gyldendal, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed (nearly full page) by author/dancer Thomas Lund to a fellow dancer with whom he had just collaborated. A very good copy of the first edition hardcover (slight wear). Scarce. More
Terpsychora I Lekkie Muzy : Taniec Widowiskowy w Polsce w Okresie Miedzywojennym (1918-1939)
Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, January 1972. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 109, [3] pages + plates. Text in Polish; synopsis in English at rear. Review of the 'spectacular dance' phenomenon in Poland between the world wars; includes bibliographical references and index. Errata slip present (tipped-in..... More
Les étoiles de l'Opéra de Paris (French Edition)
S. Messinger, January 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall (small). Slight rubbing to covers (boards; chiefly at edges); previous owner's ink inscription on half-title page; slight internal browning to edges. 173, [19] pages. Text in French. Chiefly pictorial survey of 14 of the members of..... More