Ballet Complete Guide Appreciation History by Arnold Haskell (33 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG. 220pp, 16pp b/w plates, b/w illustrations, 'cancelled' stamped in ink three times to the title, covers a little marked otherwise a nice copy, Pelican S5. A good introduction to Ballet & its history. 150 grams.

Mass Market Paper Back. Condition: Good. Good paperback 1949 Pelican Books #A122.

Condition: Very Good. 1945. Paperback. 8vo .good copy . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. 5ª Edición o Posterior. Ilustraciones b/n. BUEN ejemplar. Firma del antiguo propietario. 205 pp + 2 h.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Photograph available on request.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Condition: Very Good. 1945. Paperback. 8vo .good copy . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 3rd THUS. Sound copy, clean inside with moderate page-toning. Covers rubbed and dusty and corners a bit worn, but free of owner marks, and with a nice photo section. - Sent from Scotland by Royal Mail, all international orders by PRIORITY AIR-MAIL. all books carefully packed. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Revised Edition 1949. 217 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Moderate foxing on page edges. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page. Front cover slightly detached from book.

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Floridly SIGNED in full by author & renowned English ballet critic in black ink on half-title page: "Arnold L. Haskell". Illustrated in b&w. Includes glossary, bibliography, plus index. "The first complete guide to ballet; its history, its theory, notes on the leading personalities and creators of modern ballet, studies of individual ballets and of some contemporary dancers, illustrated with sixteen pages of photogravure and decorations by Kay Ambrose. Ballet, written specially for this series by the foremost living writer on the subject, is written in a simple direct manner." A Pelican Special. First published July 1938, this copy is the July 1938 reprint (same month as the first edition). Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Slight handling wear, mild shelfwear, light spotting, marginal toning, inner flap of cover detached (but laid in), otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 220pp. Scarce signed copy. SB-84.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No jacket. Penguin Books, 1945, revised edition. Paperback, sm8vo, 176pp, illust. A little bent, spine slightly creased and chipped. A fair copy. /0.2uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Revised edition. Mass market paperback. 176pp. With 18 illustrations from photographs and 25 original decorations in the text by Kay Ambrose. Pages brittle, several large chips on wrappers (affecting text), shallow loss at the spine ends, splitting along the spine folds, stains on wraps and spine, about good only.

Pelican edition. Poor paperback copy with minor wear and tear. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 205 p. : ill., plates ; 18 cm. Subjects; Ballet. 1 Kg.

Reprint Edition. Condition: good. good Pelican reprint 1940 edition paperback In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

First Edition S5. Condition: vg. vg Pelican Penguin 1938 1st edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Blue / White Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs (illustrator). Revised Edition. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES AND FULLY INSURED! FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Broschürt. TB., 212s., in gutem Zustand, [LSA18,2b]. Englisch 400g.

Condition: Very Good. 1949. Paperback. Clean copy with some light shelf wear. Small stain & marker on cover. Yellowing and foxing to pages due to age but remain good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Penguin Books 1938, reprint. Softcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Kay Ambrose (illustrator). First Edition. Penguin Catalogue No. S5. A third impression of the first UK edition, published as a Penguin Special in October 1938. The book was first published and reprinted in July 1938. A paperback original. Illustrated with 16 pages of monochrome photographic plates and twenty-five original decorations within the text by Kay Ambrose. ***Please note that the front free endpaper has been removed. ***Very good in monochrome illustrated black printed turquoise-blue and white wrappers. Covers have some marks and creasing commensurate with age and handling [see scans]. A small scuff to the top of the spine. Edges of wrappers slightly rubbed and creased. Light reading crease to the spine. Spine slightly darkened. No tears. No inscriptions. Internal pages clean, although the paper has browned. ***220 pages including an Illustrated Glossary of some Common Terms, Bibliography and Index plus a three page publisher's catalogue at the back of the book. 180mm x 110mm. ***'The first complete guide to Ballet and for the price of a theatre programme; its history, its theory, notes on the leading personalities and creators of modern Ballet, studies of individual ballets and of some contemporary dancers, illustrated with sixteen pages of photogravure and decorations by Kay Ambrose.' (Quote taken from the front wrapper). ***Third impression of the first UK paperback edition which was a true first edition - published before the war in 1938. A classic work on the history and interpretation of ballet. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Condition: Very Good. 1949. Paperback. Clean copy with some light shelf wear. Small stain & marker on cover. Yellowing and foxing to pages due to age but remain good. . . . .

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition , 221, (3) pp., pictorial stiff paper wrappers and dust jacket. Wear on wrappers, age toning, light damage to jacket, good copy. 18 x 11 cm.

Illustrated. Paperback. 220pp+adv. Reprint. Covers scuffed, little torn. Book little squashed. Endpaper missing. Penguin Special. Illustrated by Kay Ambrose. Fair.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Middlesex. Penguin Books Ltd (Pelican). 1938. First Edition. Second printing. Soft Covers. A Pelican special. The author was Head Master at the Royal Ballet School. He also started the Carmago School with Ninette de Valois. This copy is a first edition second impression published the same year as the first. Blue printed soft card wrappers in near fine condition with sharp corners and no edge wear. Age toning to the text block. A few marks to the ffep. A little creasing to the spine Contents in very good condition. Former owner name dated 1939 to front endpaper. 16 sepia photos. 220 pages + 4 pages of adverts at rear. A much collected and sought after Pelican Original. It sets out to explain the special allure of the dance. With photographs and beautiful drawings by Kay Ambrose.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Pelican Special S5. 18cm x 11cm. 220pp., including glossary, bibliography and index. 16pp of photogravure and decorations by Kay Ambrose. Clean, with no inscriptions, and only very light browning to the page edges. Binding tight. Dust-wrapper totally intact, but with some edge-wear and slight nibbles. 1cm tear to the tail of the spine. Otherwise a fine copy of a scarce early Penguin. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

London Penguin Books 1955 8º 211 Rústica Regular. Cubierta ligeramente fatigada, manchas de bolígraf. EL ENVIO CONTRAREEMBOLSO TIENE UN COSTE TOTAL DE EUR 7. Libro.

Condition: DISCRETO USATO. Pellican Book INGLESE Piccola brossura, copertina cartacea leggermente ingiallita ombrata da polvere, minime abrasioni e piega da lettura al dorso, lievi attrito al bordo, presente inserto fotografico all'interno, n. 122 di collana, introduz. all'edizione riveduta di Arnold L. Haskell, i fogli conservano un buon aspetto seppure ossidati, bruniti i tagli. N. pag. 211.

. 17,5 cm. 205 pág. 1h. Ilust. por Kay Ambrose, en el texto y 18 fotografías fuera de texto. Enc. tela, tejuelo, algo deslucida.