Search Results: Dance from JimsOldBooks

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1940. Quite a lot of creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with some bits missing at edges, mostly on back panel. Some bumping to spine ends and corners of gray boards, but otherwise not too bad. Sold in aid of the Polish Relief Fund, a collection of pieces by various authors on topics relating to the Ballet, mostly with little reference to Polish dancers or ballet. 154pp including 74pp b&w illustrations of dancers and scenes fron the ballet.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Edinburgh: Mcdougalls Educational Co Ltd, 1970. Slight creasing to lower corners of paper cover, otherwise a good clean copy of this slim soft-cover book. Contains music (full staff) and steps for twenty-three Scottish country dances which were collected by Ion C B Jamieson and arranged by Annie Shand. No publication date shown, but other copies listed give it as 1970; this copy has an old pencilled price of 4/- on title page. so certainly no later. 51pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. Slipcase is quite worn, with the lower side being missing, the top part of inner (closed) side torn, and wear to the corners of the outer (open) side. The book itself has minor bumping to spine ends and corners, an old price in pencil on f/ep (66 rupees 8 annas which would have equated to £4 8/8 at the time), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the hand- and arm-gestures (hasta prana and samyita) used in classical Indian dance and their meaning. The author, originally from Texas and called Russell Meriwether Hughes, studied dance in India in the 1930s. 100pp, over 200 b&w illustrations showing the different gestures. Also includes a small leaflet for a performance of Indian dance, no date but would be just post WW2.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: John Lane, 1937. Creasing and some small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of grey boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1937, this is a second impression from the same year. 304pp, 40 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Incorporated, 1978. Slight creasing to outer corners of green card covers, minor rusting to staples, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim soft-cover book. Originally published in 1960 but based on "A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland" by D A Young which was published in 1740. Contains steps and instructions (but no music) for thirty-six Scottish country dances. 56pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.