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
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
Juilliard.
Approximately 300 illustrations, including 50 plates in full color. 240p. Folio. Cloth. N.Y: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2002. Fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More