The American Ballet

Shawn, Ted

Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1926

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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Shawn and his then-wife Ruth St. Denis were important in establishing dance as an American art form; here he expounds his philosophy on dance, view of the European tradition, sources of material, social dancing, American music & composers, dancing & nudity, male dancers, church dancing, theatre dancing, ideas for the future of dance. Introduction by Havelock Ellis. First edition (first printing). Hardcover, full black cloth, gilt titling & decoration. Light wear to book corners lightly bumped; pages tanned at edges, a few tanned from old clippings now discarded; the front panel & flap of the jacket are laid in, chipped & creased. Text clean; xii, 136 pages; b/w photo plates. Size: 8�" by 11�".

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Title

The American Ballet

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company, New York

Publication Date

1926

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Poor

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