The Secret Life Of Joan Denise Moriarty

Dublin, Blackwater Press, 1995, hardcover, xviii-253 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good+ in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to heel of spine. Dustjacket, light edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. The story behind the woman who founded the Irish National Ballet. Illegitimate at birth, semi-literate, and prone to depressive illness… Read more about this item

Dublin: Blackwater Press, 1995. VG+/VG+. First edition in d/w. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on front endpaper. Inscription reads,'To my brother/Willy. with love/from/Sandy/23.11.95'. Illustrated with photographs. A biography of Joan Denise Moriarty (1912-1992). Moriarty was an Irish ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher of ballet, traditional Irish dancer and musician. She was the founder of the Irish National Ballet.… Read more about this item

Dublin : Blackwater Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xviii, 253 p. : ill.., ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Bibliog.: index. Subjects; Moriarty, Joan Denise. Fleischmann, Aloys (1910-1992). Ballet dancers - Ireland - Biography. Genre; Biography.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.