Basil W De (38 results)

Wraps. Condition: New. [Recent reprint; POD] Vol. 1, no. 2. Edited by Donald A. Wollheim. Cover art is uncredited [James Bama]. Includes "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" (complete novel) by A. Bertram Chandler; "Under Martian Sands" by Basil Wells; "Jupiter Napoleon" by J. Harvey Haggard; "The City of Singing Cubes" by Bryce Walton; "Alchemy" by John & Dorothy de Courcy; "Celestial Landfall" by Walt Sheldon; "Alpha Centuari Curtain Call" by Len J. Moffatt. Plus 32-page comic insert which includes "The Corsairs from the Coalsack" by John Michel with art by J. Kubert; "Dead Man's Tale" by Edward Bellin with art by A. H. Johnston; "War of the Marsh-Men" (short-short story) by W. Malcolm White; "The Spider God of Akka" by Gardner Fox with art by J. Giunta. Kubert, J.; Johnston, A. H.; Giunta, John (illustrator). Periodical.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Large program or pamphlet about the Ballet Russe, profusely illustrated with photos and ads. Comes with an actual performance program of their sixth American Tour.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original publisher's white paper wrappers with staple binding. Front cover has a small color illustration of two musicians and a ballerina standing atop a horse in a country landscape. No date, circa 1935. 9" x 12." Unpaginated, all pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, a few in color, complete. Advertisements for various products and businesses included. Pages are clean and intact overall but have light age toning, tiny closed tears at head of spine, and small occasional marks and stains. Covers are very clean and intact except for a bump and several tiny closed tears at head of spine, light to moderate age toning, several small wrinkles, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. This is a promotional program for Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, a ballet company, for an unknown season (c. 1935-1936). The following are some of the contents: "History of Col. W. de Basil's Ballets Russes" by Edwin Evans (brief article about de Basil's company); bound-in repertoire or repertory with synopses (may be a partial list of the company's ballets); "Who's Who" section with brief biographical information about some of the dancers; concept art; black-and-white illustrations of production stills; and black-and-white photographic portrait illustrations of Colonel W. de Basil, Rene Blum, Efrem Kurtz, Antal Dorati, S. Hurok, Leonide Massine, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Toumanova, Irina Baronova, David Lichine, Alexandra Danilova, and Yurek Chabelevsky. Some of the advertised products and businesses: Florel Parfumeur, P. L. M. French Railway, Hotel Astoria, Prince Matchabelli, and Waldorf Astoria. Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo (not to be confused with one of its successors, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo) was founded in 1931 by Wassily de Basil (commonly referred to as Colonel W. de Basil), Rene Blum, and Serge Denham. In 1934, de Basil and Blum parted ways. De Basil renamed his company Original Ballet Russe, and Blum and Leonide Massine went on to form their own company, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Original Ballet Russe remained in business until 1947 when it disbanded. Original Ballet Russe had a brief revival in 1951 but went out of business in 1952 due to financial reasons.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original publisher's multicolored paper wrappers with staple binding. Color illustration on front cover shows a stylized depiction of a knight holding a sword and shield. No date, circa 1936. 9 1/2" x 12." Unpaginated, all pages, complete. Illustrations in black-and-white and color (most in black-and-white; several color illustrations in center), complete. Many advertisements for various products and businesses included. A thin vertical strip of paper is bound in before Alexandra Danilova's portrait illustration (this may have been where another page was or it may simply be a stub, in which case no pages are missing). Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for light age toning and slight wear and wrinkling to extremities. A Very Good copy. This is an original program for Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo (not to be confused with Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo) for Season 1936-1937 (4th American Season). The following are some of the contents: introductory statements for the current season and black-and-white photographic portrait illustrations of S. Hurok, Leonide Massine, Lubov Tchernicheva, David Lichine, Alexandra Danilova, Irina Baronova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Toumanova, Yurek Shabelevsky, Nina Verchinina, Tamara Grigorieva, Olga Morosova, Eugenie Delarova, Paul Petroff, and Roman Jasinsky. Some of the advertised products or businesses in this program: Capehart, Caron, French Railways, Coty, The Stevens hotel in Chicago, Koret, Helena Rubinstein, Pinaud, Padinox, Guerlain, and French Line. Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo and the similarly named Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo were the successors to Serghei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo was formed in 1931 by Wassily de Basil (commonly referred to as Colonel W. de Basil) and Rene Blum. Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo was renamed Original Ballet Russe after de Basil and Blum parted ways (Blum's company became the aforementioned Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo). Original Ballet Russe remained active until 1947. Notably, impresario Sol Hurok came to manage both de Basil's Original Ballet Russe and Blum's Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original publisher's multicolored paper wrappers with staple binding. Illustration on front cover features a gilt rectangular background with black lettering. No date, circa 1946. 9" x 12." Unpaginated, all pages, complete. Illustrations in black-and-white and color (mostly in black-and-white), complete. Included are many advertisements for a variety of products (mostly perfumes) and businesses. Pages are very clean and intact except for moderate age toning and slight wear to extremities. Covers are very clean and intact except for light age toning, slight wear to extremities, and a few wrinkles. A Very Good copy. This is an original program for the Original Ballet Russe for Season 1946-1947. The following are some of the contents. Black-and-white photographic illustrations of ballet dancers Rosella Hightower, Olga Morosova, Tatiana Stepanova, Genevieve Moulin, Nina Stroganova, Sirene Adjemova, Roman Jasinsky, Vladimir Dokoudovsky, Oleg Tupine, Kenneth MacKenzie, George Skibine, Marian Ladre, Kiril Vassilkovsky, Margaret Banks, Tatiana Bechenova, Natalia Conlon, Marilia Franco, Lara Obidenna, Moussia Larkina, April Olrich, Carlotta Pereira, Rozsika Sabo, Marjorie Tallchief, Anna Miltonova, Alpheus Koon, Raul Celada, and Miguel Terekoff. Partial repertoire (ballets the company performs) with summaries for some of the ballets. Article ("Fashions from the Ballet") by Eleanor Lambert. Article ("Talking About Dancers") by Ann Barzel. Brief biographies of some of the dancers is a "Who's Who" section. Some of the advertised products or businesses: Elizabeth Arden, Charbert, Helena Rubinstein, Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation, Parfums d'Artimon, Stradivari, Marie Earle, Chanel, Flexees, Leigh, Corday, Muse, Bemberg, Mutation Mink Breeders Association, Ciro, House of Gourinelli, Magnavox, and Seagram's. The Original Ballet Russe was founded in 1931 by Rene Blum and Wassily de Basil (also known as Colonel W. de Basil). This ballet company was one of the successors of Ballets Russes which had dissolved after Blum and de Basil had parted ways. De Basil then took ownership of the Original Ballet Russe and Blum went on to found his own company, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Impresario Sol Hurok managed both companies. The company was active until 1947 when it disbanded (there was a brief revival in 1951, but the company closed for the last time in 1952).…

Pamphlet. This is not a book. The schedule of dances for the Ballet Russe at the 51st Street Theatre, NYC, December 12, 1940 - January 8, 1941. The Ballet Russe performed for 15 weeks on Broadway between November 3, 1940 and January 12, 1941, following their fabled 1939-1940 Australia tour and before their 1941 Havana tour. This program, from the New York tour, featured such dances as Michel Fokine's Les Sylphides, Le Coq d'Or, Paganini, Prince Igor, Carnaval, Petrushka, Sheherazade, and Le Spectre de la Rose as well as David Lichine's Graduation Ball, which premiered during this Broadway run. Staple-bound, self-wrappers; 8 pages; b&w illustrations and photos; 4 x 5.5 inches. Condition: Very Good pamphlet with light soiling and light rubbing to the corners. Will be sandwiched securely between stiff layers of cardboard and shipped the next business day.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st thus edition, translated and edited (from the 1795 edition; dj in mylar; green w/gilt decorations/titles; illustrated end papers; Overview of the prince's own garden at Beloeil (near Mons, Belgium ),and his observatons of otherrs (including Versailles, the Petit Trianon, Kew Gardens in London and others. edition) by Basil Guy. 158 b/w Illus (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1946 Souvenir Booklet. Covers have light handling/shelf wear to edges. Staple Binding intact. Pages clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In ochre cloth with black titling, 8vo, 298pp. An academic reprint originally published in 1909. Color and B&W Illustration + Maps (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original publisher's multicolored paper wrappers with staple binding. Color illustration on front cover shows a giant floral decoration over what appears to be a covered bed with buildings in the background and people in the foreground (concept art for Coque d'Or by Nathalie Gontcharova). No date, circa 1940. 9 1/2" x 12 1/4." Unpaginated, all pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, a few in color, complete. Advertisements for various products and businesses included. Pages are very clean and intact except for light age toning and slight wear to extremities. Covers are very clean and intact except for light age toning, slight wear to extremities, and a few small wrinkles. A Very Good copy. This is a promotional program for Original Ballet Russe, a ballet company, for an unknown season (c. 1940-1941). The following are some of the contents: introductory statement about W. de Basil by Arnold L. Haskell, introductory statement about S. Hurok, repertoire or repertory with synopses (may be a partial list of the company's ballets); concept art; black-and-white illustrations of production stills; and black-and-white photographic portrait illustrations of W. de Basil, S. Hurok, Michel Fokine, David Lichine, Irina Baronova, Antal Dorati, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Toumanova, Nina Verchinina, Tamara Grigorieva, Olga Morosova, Tatiana Lipkovskaia, Sono Osato, Paul Petroff, Roman Jasinsky, Yura Lazovsky, Alexandra Denisova, Dimitri Rostoff, Michel Panaieff, and Igor Schwezoff. Some of the advertised products and businesses: Elizabeth Arden, School of American Ballet, and Dance Magazine. Original Ballet Russe traces its history back to Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, the latter of which was founded in 1931 by Wassily de Basil (commonly referred to as Colonel W. de Basil) and Rene Blum. De Basil and Blum eventually parted ways and went on to form their own respective companies, Original Ballet Russe (de Basil gave this final name to his company in 1939) and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Original Ballet Russe remained active until 1947 when it disbanded. In 1951, Original Ballet Russe had a brief revival but soon closed permanently in 1952 due to financial reasons.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original publisher's multicolored paper wrappers with staple binding. Color illustration on front cover shows two stylized figures, a male dancer lifting a female dancer in a graceful pose. No date, circa 1937. 9 1/2" x 12." Unpaginated, all pages, complete. Illustrations in black-and-white and color (most in black-and-white; several color illustrations in center), complete. Many advertisements for various products and businesses included. Pages are very clean and intact except for glue residue on the Prince Matchabelli ad (this may have been the adhesive for a now-missing illustration, but it may also simply be a stain), occasional colored pencil inscriptions limited to margins, creases on a few of the portrait illustrations, and light age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for several small wrinkles and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. This is an original program for Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo (not to be confused with Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo) for Season 1937-1938 (5th American Season). The following are some of the contents: introductory statements for the current season; synopses of at least some of the company's ballets; brief biographical information about some of the company's staff and dancers; announcement for "Argentinita and her Spanish ballet"; and black-and-white photographic portrait illustrations of W. de Basil, S. Hurok, Michel Fokine, Leonide Massine, David Lichine, Lubov Tchernicheva, Alexandra Danilova, Irina Baronova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Paul Petroff, Yurek Shabelevsky, Roman Jasinsky, Tamara Grigorieva, Eugenie Delarova, and Olga Morosova. Some of the advertised products or businesses in this program: Flexees, Caron, Lanvin, Helena Rubinstein, Bellows & Company, Prince Matchabelli, French State Railways, and Pinaud. Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo and the similarly named Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo were the successors to Serghei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo was formed in 1931 by Wassily de Basil (commonly referred to as Colonel W. de Basil) and Rene Blum. Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo was renamed Original Ballet Russe after de Basil and Blum parted ways (Blum's company became the aforementioned Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo). Original Ballet Russe remained active until 1947. Notably, impresario Sol Hurok came to manage both de Basil's Original Ballet Russe and Blum's Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Program Publications, inc. January 1946 Binding: Trade Paperback.

252 S. & 9 ungpag. Blatt, Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. 4°. Sauberes Exemplar ohne Stempel und Anstreichungen. Gut erhalten. Zahlreiche Abbildungen und Tafeln. Sprache: deu.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Paperback Edition. fair in softcover (front and back covers present but detached, balance of binding very good; pages white and unmarked); great photography throughout, many interesting advertisements, 6 pages of tipped-in art works), ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; Size: 9 x 14". Beautifully Illustrated (illustrator).…

relié. Condition: Bon état. Stock, 1971. In-4 à l'italienne, relié toile rouge avec jaquette, 266 pages, nombreuses illustrations. Très bon état. Livres.

Condition: Sehr gut. 252, [24] S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen; 29 cm; Sehr guter Zustand. /lager 0264 ISBN: 9783768801232 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1882 gebunden, illustrierter Orig.-Pappband.

paperback. Condition: Good. Published by Nicolas Pub. Co., New York, [no date listed, circa 1935]. Paper covers, [84] pp (unnumbered). In good condition. Full Illustrated paper covers have a 1" tear to the top edge of the back cover and several other smaller nicks and tears and creasing along edges. Light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Staple bound. Interior pages are lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. Souvenir program for the company's 1936-37 American tour. It was led by Colonel W. de Basil, who had acquired the rights to the Ballets Russes name after the original company's dissolution in 1929. Includes Synopses of the ballets (revised by Arnold L. Haskell, 1935, with some notes); essay entitled "History of Col. W. de Basil's Ballets russes" by Edwin Evans; Cover wrappers illustrated by Nathalie Gontcharoval. Also includes color illustrations for scenery by E. Lourie for "Choreartium", Scenery for "Sheherazade" by Leon Bakst and "Les Femmes de Bonne Humeur" (The Good-Humoured Ladies"), Scenery and Costumes by Jean Hugo for "Les Cent Baisers ("A Hundred Kisses"), Scenery and costumes by Nathalie Gontcharova for "Noces", "L'oiseau de feu" ("The fire bird") and "Contes de Fee", Curtain by Andre Derain for La Concurrence", Scenery and costumes by M. Larionow for "Soleil de nuit" ("Midnight sun") and Scenery and Costumes by Jena Lurcat for "Jardin Public". Also includes portraits of the company and cast, including, Leonide Massine, Lubov Tchernicheva, Bronislave Nijinska, Irina Baranova, David Lichine, Alexandra Danilova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Jurek Shabelevsky, Roland Guerard, and Tamara Toumanova. Advertisements throughout.Includes portraits of the company and cast. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket (c). First Edition As Such. Copyright Date: 1795 Quarto, 1991, PP.295, A Comprehensive glance At These 18th Century Gardens. B & W Illustrations, Green Accent Illustration, (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Illustrated softcover with color and black and white photos with ads. Marginal wear and creases to the cover, interior is very good or better. The 4th American Season, October - April, 1936-1937. Book.

7. Auflage, Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1987. 264 S. und 14 S. Anhang mit zahlreichen Abb., 29 cm, Leinen-Einband, quart---- Herausgegeben von Joseph Jobé / Ins Deutsche übertragen von Lothar Eich und Erneste Henriot / gutes Exemplar - 1635 Gramm.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 1, no. 2. Edited by Donald A. Wollheim. Cover art is uncredited [James Bama]. Includes "Raiders of the Solar Frontier" (complete novel) by A. Bertram Chandler; "Under Martian Sands" by Basil Wells; "Jupiter Napoleon" by J. Harvey Haggard; "The City of Singing Cubes" by Bryce Walton; "Alchemy" by John & Dorothy de Courcy; "Celestial Landfall" by Walt Sheldon; "Alpha Centuari Curtain Call" by Len J. Moffatt. Plus 32-page comic insert which includes "The Corsairs from the Coalsack" by John Michel with art by J. Kubert; "Dead Man's Tale" by Edward Bellin with art by A. H. Johnston; "War of the Marsh-Men" (short-short story) by W. Malcolm White; "The Spider God of Akka" by Gardner Fox with art by J. Giunta. Tears at spine ends; standard wear and tear at edges, but less than usual; tanning. Kubert, J.; Johnston, A. H.; Giunta, John (illustrator). Periodical. …

1967 cartonné entoilé éditeur in-folio - à rabats imprimés - (editor hard-back percale with dustjacket illustrated in colours in-folio), toutes tranches lisses (all smooth edges), pages de garde illustrées (endpapers illustrated), page de faux-titre (half title page), abondamment illustré (plentifully illustrated), 274 pages, 1967 à Lausanne Edita, préface de (foreword of) Joseph Jobé - bon état général du livre et jaquette défraîchie (book in good condition, dustjaket lightly faded).…

Condition: Very Good. 10'' x 7½'' original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme. 4 printed pages with Savoy Grill advertisement across the front cover. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Condition: Very Good. 10'' x 7½'' original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme. 4 printed pages with Savoy Grill advertisement across the front cover. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Condition: Very Good. 10'' x 7½'' original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme. 4 printed pages with Savoy Grill advertisement across the front cover. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Profusely illustrated souvenir program featuring dancers and set designs of the Ballets Russes for the 1947-47 season. Laid in are four loose plates on magazine stock featuring large photographs and biographical sketches of Alicia Markova, Anton Dolin, André Eglevsky, and Lubov Tchernicheva.Ballets this season include Francesca da Rimini, Constantia, Aurora's Wedding, Graduation Ball, Scheherazade, The Firebird, Cain and Abel, Fantastic Symphony, Yara, Le Spectre de la Rose, Mute Wife, Choreartium, Swan Lake, Prince Igor, San Sebastian, and Les Sylphides. Among choreographers, there's Balanchine, Nijinsky, and Massine (among others). Set and costume designs (which are shown here in watercolor) include contributions from Bakst, Derain, Gontcharova, Gris, Miró, Rouault, and de Chirico. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (12 x 9 inches; 305 x 230 mm), [80 pages, in stapled, illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Wrappers rubbed and creased, pages toned, slight musty smell. About Very Good overall. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. HardCover.Pub Date:2021-12-01 Pages:285 Language:Chinese Publisher:Commercial Press This book is a popular introduction to Western literary theory in the early 20th century. The first three chapters were first translated and introduced by Yan Fu in 1906. and published in Shanghai under the name Art Interpretation. which means universal and systematic knowledge about literature and art. This should be the first Chinese literary theory work translated from English in the 20th century. and its o.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. pp [40]. Original publisher's shiny gold covers, lettered navy blue, with Derain drawing of dancers and blue cord ribbon. Black and white photographs of dancers including Massine, Danilova, Riabouchinska, Toumanova, Lichine, Baronova. Coloured insert of costumes and scenery by Miro, Derain, Pruna, Masson, Dufy, de Beaumont, Bernard. No date, [1933]. With the small blind-stamp of John Michael Blundall (1937-2014) one of the world's leading designers, makers and performers of puppet theatre. Among many other things he created puppet characters in,'Supercar',n'Fireball XL5', 'Stingray' and 'Thunderbirds'. He was also a collector of books on every aspect of the theatre. Slight creasing and faint wear, otherwise very good indeed. Excellent condition. …

Brossura. Con numerose fotografie in b/n f.t. e quattro tavole a colori su fogli semimobili f.t. Numero di tavole: 0 pp.s.n. altezza 0 larghezza 0 Esemplare in discete condizioni.Copertina con macchie di polvere, segni di usura, spellature e piegature ai bordi, agli angoli e al dorso; piegature ai piatti; mancanza al bordo laterale del piatto anteriore.Pagine lievemente ingiallite. Allegato programma del Teatro Argentina.Testo in Lingua Italiana.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Unpaginated. very well illustrated throughout with colour illus by S BY RAOUL DUFY (X2)JOAN MIRO (X2) ANDRE MASSON, ANDRE DERAIN (X4), CHRISTIAN BERARD, COMTE ETIENNE DE BEAUMONT. In addition there are many b/w portrait plates plus scenes from the Ballets. It incorporates the programme for the Auditorium Theatre Chicago - for 9 performances from February 16th to February 22nd 1934. Interesting dance ballet interest literature/reference. The book is clean and bright (even retains some of the original glaasine cover (some loss)- it presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.…