The American Ballet

Shawn, Ted

Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1926

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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.

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Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Poor

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Established in 1991, Bookworks has had an on-line presence since 1999, shipping thousands of books to, well, dozens of countries. We have several thousand books on display at Angela's Attic and the Best of Beloit antique malls on Highway 75/Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois, and at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We have thousands of uncatalogued books, though we're trying very hard to get them listed; please feel free to email or call with any enquiries. Member MWABA (MidWest Antiquarian Booksellers' Association) and IOBA (International Online Bookseller's Association).

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