THE BOOK OF BALLETS: Classic and Modern

Language: English

Published by Crown, New York, 1939

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Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, AustraliaUncle Peter's Books

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"This book clarifies the whole meaning of the dancing, music, action and setting of each ballet. It contains the stories, musical themes, descriptions of choreography, scenes and costumes of 81 most important productions of all major companies appearing in this country. Concise history of the ballets, glossary of ballet terms, detailed bibliography." 31 full colour illustrations. 200 photographs. First edition, with dust wrapper. Navy boards with gilt lettering. Previous owner's name in ink and later inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. Head and tail of spine and board edges lightly bumped and rubbed. Binding is neat and tidy. Page edges are evenly and lightly discoloured. Pages are very lightly thumbed with some browning and spotting. Gently handled, this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper is well-creased, with some small tears and chips. Back cover is spotted. This dust wrapper is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. This book weighs over 1kg and will attract extra postage to destinations outside of Australia. Please contact bookseller for postage quote.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
THE BOOK OF BALLETS: Classic and Modern
Author
GOODE, Gerald (Ed)
Publisher
Crown, New York
Publication year
1939
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
Fair
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Item weight
1,341 grams
Dimensions
200 millimeters width by 260 millimeters height by 50 millimeters depth
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Uncle Peter's Books

Clunes, NSW, Australia

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Uncle Peter's Books is a general secondhand bookshop located in the village of Clunes, which is located between Lismore and Byron Bay in northern New South Wales. Uncle Peter's Books has been in business since January 1997. The shop holds about 25,000 books across a range of categories. There is a large fiction section, arranged alphabetically by author, which includes crime fiction, science fiction and literature, paperbacks and hardbacks, first editions and reading copies. Other categories include Art, Architecture, Photography, Craft, Australiana, Biography, History, Science, Technical, Health, Travel, Antarctic, Aviation, Mountaineering, Cooking, Sport, Military, Reference, True Crime, Philosophy, Animals, Gardening, Myths, New Age, Children's, Poetry, Drama, Humour, and Classics.…

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Uncle Peter's Books

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Clunes, NSW Australia 2480