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
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. 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
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
Translated by Margaret McGregor. Foreword by Jean Cocteau. Pp. 32, numerous illustrations (including pictorial title page); small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly scuffed, the 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...... More
In photographs by Roger Wood, with an introduction by Arnold Haskell. Commentary by John Hall. Pp. 32, frontispiece plus numerous text illustrations; small cr. 4to; boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split, with long closed tear from just below centre fore-edge to bottom..... More