Traditional dancing in Australia. Pp. 208, decorative title page, numerous text illustrations (some full page), printed music, bibliography, glossary, index of dances; small cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper worn, edges rubbed, with a couple of small chips and splits, the front flap slightly soiled and..... More
Illustrated by Diz Wallis. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour throughout (some full page); med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the laminate lifting slightly at bottom fore-corner of back panel; Kingfisher, London, 1995. First edition. *Giselle, Swan Lake, Petrushka, The Nutcracker, etc., including brief..... More
Being a Third Supplement to the Complete Book of Ballets. Pp. xii+260, frontispiece, plus 54 plates, index; bottom edge of boards lightly shelf worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges worn and split, small surface graze from removal of sticker on front flap; a little light foxing; Putnam, London, 1945..... More
Pp. 212, frontispiece plus 46 plates, addenda, index; boards slightly flecked; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges worn and split, back panel soiled; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed and soiled; Putnam's Sons, London, 1952. Reprinted. More
Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Illustrated by Rowland A. Beard. Pp. 40, coloured frontispiece and 3 full page illustrations, black & white title page decoration and full page map, printed music, bibliography; edges of boards lightly foxed; price-clipped dust..... More
Eight Oxford Lectures. Introduction by Dame Ninette De Valois. With drawings by William Chappell. Pp. xii+148, frontispiece, plus 16 plates, text figures, pictorial tailpieces, short bibliography, appendices, index; two-tone cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; top edges of leaves foxed; Oxford..... More
Pp. xvi+352, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, indices; tall demy 4to; boards a trifle scuffed; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip slightly faded; Cassell, Sydney, 1977. First edition. More
Pp. 376, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, glossary of technical terms, bibliography; cr. 4to; bottom edge of boards slightly marked; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly rubbed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977. First U.S. edition. More
Pp. 94, profusely illustrated, pictorial endpapers; demy 4to; boards a trifle scuffed; dust wrapper, slightly rubbed; 2 tape marks and a faint damp stain to upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1981. First Australian edition. *Behind the scenes with the Royal Ballet. With an inked..... More
Pp. 216, 16 plates; top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges rubbed and split, with a few small chips, the backstrip slightly faded, laminate lifting at a couple of points, the back flap slightly creased; upper free endpaper faintly soiled, edges of leaves lightly foxed; W...... More
Pp. 82, frontispiece, plus 31 plates within pagination, list of tours, statistical survey 1946-1956; narrow cr. 4to; bottom edge of boards slightly bumped; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with small chip at head of backstrip; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing and occasional slight soiling;..... More
Pp. 32, illustrated throughout; cr. 4to; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and rubbed, edges lightly split; upper free endpaper slightly soiled, a little light foxing; A. & C. Black, London, 1957. First edition. Dancers of To-Day No. 12. More
Pp. 80(last blank); printed papered boards, edges lightly worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and a trifle chipped; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, inked inscription on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers lightly corners of a couple of leaves slightly creased, a little light foxing; Bodley..... More
An interim autobiography. With 30 photographs. Pp. 328, frontispiece plus 15 plates, pictorial endpapers, index; corners of boards slightly bruised; top edges red; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, the edges chipped and split, with a couple of tears; some foxing; A. & C. Black, London, 1951. First edition. More
A history and a manifesto. With an Overture by Ninette De Valois and sixteen illustrations. Pp. viii+96, coloured frontispiece, 8 black & white plates, text illustration, appendices, index; corners of boards a trifle bumped; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges worn and split, internally tape-repaired; a little light foxing, hinges..... More
A Record and Year Book of the Ballet. Fourth issue. Pp. 148, coloured frontispiece, numerous black & white plates within pagination, pictorial headpiece, coloured pictorial endpapers, list of books about ballet, check list of ballets show in London 1948-49, index; cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper..... More
A Record and Year Book of the Ballet. Seventh Issue. Pp. 144, coloured frontispiece, numerous black & white plates within pagination, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers; cr. 4to; boards a trifle soiled, spine browned at extremities; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges chipped and split, with pieces torn from backstrip extremities and..... More
A book of lithographs. Pp. [64], coloured pictorial title page and 17 full page illustrations (9 coloured), numerous text illustrations; oblong 4to; green cloth, upper board lettered and decorated in gilt, the edges lightly rubbed and with a couple of slight bruises; dust wrapper, lightly foxed and worn, edges chipped..... More
The Reminiscences of Tamara Karsavina. Pp. [x]+237(including recto of lower free endpaper), frontispiece, 16 plates, index; cr. 8vo; black cloth, lettered in silver and ruled in blue, boards a trifle canted, bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; top edges blue; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and chipped;..... More
Translated by Margaret McGregor. Foreword by Adeline Genee. Pp. 32, numerous illustrations (including pictorial title page); small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, corners and spine extremities lightly worn; issued without free endpapers, name in ink at head and bookseller's stamp at foot of upper pastedown, a little light foxing;..... More
Pp. 32, illustrated throughout; cr. 4to; boards a trifle soiled, the corners and spine extremities slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges and backstrip chipped and torn, the backstrip slightly faded; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, a little light foxing, creasing and soiling;..... More
Being an account of the career of Doris Niles. Pp. [vi]+234, frontispiece portrait, 18 plates, index; boards slightly marked and rubbed; dust wrapper, edges lightly chipped, several closed tears, some internally tape-repaired; C. W. Beaumont, London, 1958. First edition. [Niles & Leslie, II, p.311.] *Presentation copy, inscribed by Doris Niles..... More
Pp. 32, illustrated throughout; cr. 4to; slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, with a few small tears, early price sticker at foot of front flap; a little light foxing; A. & C. Black, London, 1960. First edition. Dancers of To-Day..... More
With decorations by Hugh Stevenson. Pp. 152, 8 plates, title page vignette, pictorial head & tailpieces, appendices; boards faintly soiled, edges and spine slightly browned; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split; free endpapers offset, a little light foxing; Newman Wolsey, London, 1948. First edition. More
Pp. [viii]+374, 24 plates, index; qr. purple cloth, light blue papered boards, spine and upper board lettered in black, the upper board a trifle creased, and with 2 tiny bumps to bottom edge; fore-edges uncut; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly foxed; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Alfred A. Knopf, New..... More