Mark Morris.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. Black & white photo illustrations. 305pp, tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper; light edge-wear on bds. and d.w. New York; Farrar Straus & Giroux, (1993). First edition. More
Books
Art in Modern Ballet.
New York: Pantheon, 1946. 8 color plates, 202 black & white illustrations. 4to, cloth, spine rubbed. New York: Pantheon, (1946). First Edition. Very good. More
Art Without Boundaries.
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1997. Black & white photo illustrations. 346pp, 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. torn & taped back together. Iowa City; University of Iowa Press, (1997). Near fine with a good d.w. More
Massine: Camera Studies.
London: George Routledge, 1939. With an Appreciation by Sacheverell Sitwell. 31 tipped in black & white plates, 4to, green cloth, rubbed and spine head repaired. London: George Routledge, (1939). A very good(-) copy. More
Russian Ballet; Camera Studies.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1939. Introduction by Arnold Haskell. 96 mounted black & white photographic plates. Untrimmed, scattered foxing on first few pages. Small folio, blue and white cloth (rubbed). London: Geoffrey Bles, (1939). Very good. More
Valery Gergiev and the Kirov; A Story of Survival.
Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 2001. With a foreword by Sir Peter Ustinov. Color and black & white illustrations. 296pp, short 4to, cloth, dust wrapper. Portland, Oregon; Amadeus Press, (2001). Very good(+). More
Dance Memoranda.
Edited by Edwin Corle. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Short 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (d.w. faded and a bit worn) N.Y.: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, (1947). Near fine in very good d.w. More
Religious Dances in the Christian Church and in Popular Medicine.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1952. 364pp., many intersting black & white illustrations. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. (chipped). London: George Allen & Unwin, (1952). Pages evenly toned, otherwise very good (+) in torn d.w. More
Josephine; The Hungry Heart
New York: Random House, 1993. Over 80 photo Illus. 532pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. with a small dampstain on blank side. New York: Random House, (1993). Very good(+) Presentation copy from Jean-Claude Baker. Biography of Josephine Baker. More
Brunetes ou Petits Airs Tendres, avec les Doubles, et la Basse-Continue, Meslees de Chanson a Danser.
Paris: Mont- Parnasse, 1703. Two volumes bound together. Exquisite engraved frontispiece in each volume by Audran after Dieu. Illustrated on every page with printed musical scores and lyrics. [xviii], 293, [1]; [xviii], 296pp. Thick 24mo, magnificently bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet in full crimson levant; triple gilt fillet borders and ornate gilt-stamped spine with raised bands; inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Paris: au Mont- Parnasse, 1703-04. A fine copy of this extremely rare, extensive collection of vocal music of the late 17th... More
The Elizabethan Jig and Related Song Drama.
Chicago: Chicago U. Press, 1929. Frontispiece with tissue guard, 642pp., tall thick 8vo, red cloth; ownership signature front free endpaper, small library numbering on spine. Chicago: UP Chicago, (1929). First Edition. Very good copy. More
Ballet Design: Past & Present.
London: Studio, 1946. Profusely illustrated with many in color. Slim 4to, purple cloth, d.w. (London: Studio Ltd., 1946). A fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Ballet in Moscow Today.
Profusely illus. in b/w, 203pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; d.w. torn with pieces missing. Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, n.d. More
Collected Works by and about Blanche Evan Unedited: Dancer, Teacher, Writer, Dance/Movement/Word Therapist, January 28, 1909 - December 24, 1982.
San Francisco: Blanche Evan Dance Foundation, 1991. Signed and inscribed by the compiler. Illustrated in black & white. 213pp. 4to, grey cloth. [San Francisco]: Blanche Evan Dance Foundation, 1991. A few ink marks on the front cover, still a very good(+) copy. Signed and inscribed by Ruth Gordon Benov on endpaper: "For my sister Lettie, Who allowed me to use her house, to cut, clip, & paste as I worked on this project. Lettie, loves the Dance and I love... More
Der Tanz
Berlin: Julius Bard, 1919. Profusely illustrated throughout with single-sided plates, some in color. 394 pages. very thick 8vo, original cloth-backed pictorial boards (well-worn and cracked at rear joint). Berlin: Julius Bard, 1919. Second edition. Overall a poor copy but plates are clean. More
The Royal Ballet, The First Fifty Years.
New York: Doubleday, 1981. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 320pp, 4to, cloth, dust wrapper. N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1981. Near fine with a very good d.w. More
The Body of Dancers.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Dallas: Baskerville, (1993). More
In the Wake of Diaghilev.
New York: Holt, 1982. Some b/w illustrations. 367pp, 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, (1982). First American Edition. Very good+. More
La Danza in Italia 1500-1900
Milan: Domus, 1946. Extensively illustrated, including many full page plates. 119pp., folio, decorative white cloth; cover soiled, corners and spine ends bumped and worn. Milano: Editoriale Domus, (1946). An internally fine copy in a worn binding. One of 994 numbered copies. More
La Danza in Italia 1500-1900.
Milan: Editoriale Domus, 1949. Color vignette on title, and many other illustrations throughout in color, black & white and sepia. 119 pages with text in Italian. Slim folio, stiff pictorial wrappers (covers quite worn and chipped; lower corner bumped, effecting some pages). Milano: Editoriale Domus, (1949). Limited Edition, one of 994 copies on "rilegatura speciale." An internally very good copy in a chipped and worn binding. More
Les Danses a Bali
Robert Delpire, 1954. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 124pp of text. 12mo, cream boards with pink cover label, chipped d.w. (as usual the wrapper spine is faded and the boards slightly darkened at edges). Paris: Robert Delpire, (1954). First Edition. A very good copy. Le second volume de la collection "Huit" realise par Robert Delpire et Pierre Faucheux. More
The Folies Bergere.
1985. Profusely illustrated in b/w. 319pp., 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. edgeworn & cloth bumped corners. New York: Franklin Watts, 1985. Good. More
Modern Dancing
New York: Harper, 1914. With many black and white illustrations from photographs and moving pictures of the newest dances for which the authors posed. 176 pages (spot of discoloration on last several blank pages and back attached endpaper), slim 12mo, gilt stamped blue cloth. New York: Haper, 1914. A very good copy. More
The Ballets of Antony Tudor: Studies in Psyche and Satire.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Illustrated in black & white. 311pp, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More