BALLET PANORAMA, An Illustrated Chronicle of Three Centuries
by Haskell, Arnold L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1942-3. Second Edition, Revised. Beautifully illustrated with 158 illustrations from Ballet Prints, Drawings and Photographs, most black and white. Illustrations also include 3 colour plates of ballet sets. Frontispiece is colour plate: 'Odalisque: a design for Sheherazade', by Leon Bakst. Pages tight with no markings. Black and white ballet scenes illustrated across both front and back endpapers. Previous owner's book-plate on bottom of half title page. Yellow cloth with red lettering on spine. Edges show some wear. Edges and corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket with whimsical sketches of dancers and blue lettering. DJ shows wear with creases and a few small tears. DJ now in protective covering) Old black/white ballet postcard of a scene from Les Sylphides included loose in book. GOOD+/Fair.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025690
- Title
- BALLET PANORAMA, An Illustrated Chronicle of Three Centuries
- Author
- Haskell, Arnold L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B.T. Batsford Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Ballet, Dance,
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Ottawa, Ontario
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