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hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Lightly used covers, otherwise a tight, clean vg copy. No markings. Flat spine has no creasing or cracks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Good. Minor shelf wear on cover.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; light fading and shelf wear to exterior; former owner's stamping on lower page edges; in good condition with clean text and tight binding. Dust jacket shows light scuffing and shelf wear.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. Slightly oversize paperback with just light cover wear, clean, no spine crease; internally clean and unmarked. Summary: Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev. 31 March 1872 - 19 August 1929), usually referred to outside of Russia as Serge, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. Light plum paper over boards, lettered in gold foil. Bottom corners lightly bumped, no exposure, else as issued. 173 pp., illus. in color, b&w. Dust jacket shows light shelf/edge wear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. Mauve cloth-effect boards, lettered in gold foil. Mild tanning to endpapers and adjacent blanks, otherwise as issued. 173 pp., illus. in color, b&w, errata slip laid in. Dust jacket tanned toward edges and on flaps, otherwise essentially as issued. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Trade paperback in very good condition. 2nd edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library.

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG. 1ST.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1974 First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. UNREAD COPY with clean, bright, unmarked, well-bound pages. Jacket shows minor shelf-rubbing and minor edge wear only. This is NOT an ex-library book, not a remainder, and not corner-clipped. Nice copy overall. 173 pages, includes index, illustrated throughout. "THE WORLD OF SERGE DIAGHILEV provides an analysis of his life and work, his development from a national to an international phenomenon, his turbulent human relations, and the great heritage he left in terms of repertoire and the numerous ballet companies inspired by his work.".…

Hard Cover. Yes. First. First American edition. Cloth, 173 pps. with chronolgy, bibliography, index. Illustrated with 179 black and white and 23 color photos. Illustrated biographical work which examines the brilliant carrer of theatrical designer and ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev. When frustrated in his efforts to revamp Russia's Imperial Ballet, he founded the Ballets Russes, the first private, independent touring company in the world. Its debut in Paris in 1909 displayed the talents of balletic luminaries such as Fokine, Nijinsky and Pavlova. Fine in fine dust jacket. From the personal library of former New York City Opera managing director Daniel Rule and with his ownership signature on the front paste down.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. some color fading on covers, particularly along spine; yellowing on inside covers and adjoinging pages; very light yellowing on perimeters of papers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 173 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Errata slip inserted. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First American Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. *** "Serge Diaghilev was the greatest theatrical magician of the twentieth century. Even in his own lifetime he was a legend and an enigma. The World of Serge Diaghilev provides an analysis of his life and work, his development from a national to an international phenomenon, his turbulent human relations, and the great heritage he left in terms of repertoire and the numerous ballet companies inspired by his work." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Origins; World of art; Widening horizons; The Ballets Russes, early years; The Ballets Russes, modernism; Diaghilev's heritage; Diaghilev's influence on fashion and decoration. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. The life and untimely death of a missionary. Frontispiece and later portrait, plus two fold-out maps with minor repairs. Stock lightly toned with occasional spotting, heavier to endpapers. Hinges strengthened with tape. Name and date (1903) neatly to fep. Green cloth well worn to edges and marked. 8vo. xvi, 346pp + index.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Very good with very good, price clipped dust jacket. Tiny bit of price sticker residue on front dust jacket flap. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at spine tips and corners. 173 pages with index and bibliography. 202 illustrations, 23 are in color.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: New.

Condition: very_good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. no date circa 1898 346pp with two folding maps. Blue cloth with gilt titles and design on cover. Small hole in spine.

Condition: New. pp. 427.

Condition: New. pp. 427.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Small quarto. 173pp. Illustrated. Toning on the endpapers else near fine in a very good dust jacket with fading on the spine and some toning.

Condition: New. pp. 427.