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.
BALLET
Baryshnikov in Russia
New York: Holt, 1984. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 212 pages, 4to, blind-stamped gray leatherette, dust wrapper (closed tear on the back cover). New York; Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1984). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed in full by Baryshnikov on the title page.
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.
S. Hurok presents Antonio and the Ballets de Madrid
Original poster. Color lithograph. 52.75 x 40.75 inches. This dance performance poster for the S. Hurok program of Antonio and the Ballets de Madrid is yellow and black, with dancers on the right side and text on the left. Antonio Ruiz Soler (1921-1996), professionally known as Antonio, was a Spanish flamenco dancer, choreographer, and director. Antonio and the Ballets de Madrid performed extensively in London, and later toured internationally under American impresario Sol Hurok. Good condition, with original folds as issued.
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.
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(+).
Signed Photograph
1985. 9.75 x 7.75 inches, no place, no date, circa 1985 -- a black-and-white image of Baryshnikov performing on stage holding a prop. Photographer Leslie E. Spatt's ownership stamp on the back. Very good(+) condition. Russian-born ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor.
Vic-Wells: The Work of Lilian Baylis.
1938. Illus. 106pp. 8vo, pr.wrs.; (cover browned & worn). London: Cobden-Sanderson, (1938).
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.
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.
The Nureyev Image
New York: Times Books, 1977. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 288 pages, 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped, edgeworn and taped on rear). New York: Times Books, (1977). Second printing. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Boldly signed "Rudolf Noureev" -- the French spelling of his name -- on the title page.
Men Dancing: Performers and Performances
New York: Macmillan, 1984. Illustrated with many black-and-white photographs and several other figures. 176 pages, 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York; Macmillan, (1984). First American Edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed in full by Rudolf Nureyev beside the title page and by Mikhail Baryshnikov on the title page. Additionally signed by Nureyev on page 140.
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.
Broadway, USSR.
1959. Ballet, Theatre & Entertainment in Russia Today. Illus. 227pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1959.
The Body of Dancers.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Dallas: Baskerville, (1993).
The Observer...presents The Diaghilev Exhibition from the Edinburgh Festival, 1954. Catalogue
London: The Observer, 1954. Illus. 72pp. 8vo, pictorial wrs., back wrapper lightly soiled, otherwise very good. (London): The Observer, 1954.
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+.
Nijinsky.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971. Illustrated. 482pp. 8vo, burgundy cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1971). Very good.
Fernando Bujones
Rio de Janeiro: Grafica, 1984. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 183 pages, 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper (worn). Rio de Janeiro: Grafica, 1984. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed across the half-title page: "To Jacqueline and David, Warmest Wishes, Fernando Bujones."
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.
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.
Degas: Form and Space
Paris: Guillard, 1984. Edited by Jacqueline & Maurice Guillaud. 340 illustrations in color and black & white. Small square 4to, pictorial orange boards (one corner worn spine of book lightly sunned, page margins slightly toned, margins of some pages bumped, one margin torn but neatly repaired), dust wrapper (wrapper spine evenly sunned to white). Paris: Guillard, 1984. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.
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.
Antoinette Sibley
London: Dance Books, 1981. Beautiful black-and-white photographic illustrations by Leslie E. Spatt. 128pp. Tall slim 4to, blue cloth with silvery lettering, dust wrapper (price-clipped and faded). London: Dance Books, (1981). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Boldly signed by Antoinette Sibley on the title page in a blue felt-tip pen.
Antoinette Sibley
London: Dance Books, 1981. Beautiful black-and-white photographic illustrations by Leslie E. Spatt. 128pp. Tall slim 4to, blue cloth with silvery lettering, dust wrapper (price-clipped and faded). London: Dance Books, (1981). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.