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 about TAKE YOUR PARTNERS
A Collection of Photographic Studies. With a Foreword by Ninette de Valois. Pp. [10](last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 23 plates, errata slip tipped-in at list of plates; post 4to; red cloth, spine and upper board lettered in black, edges lightly worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip rubbed... More about MARKOVA
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 about TALES FROM THE BALLET
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. First edition. More about BALLETS PAST & PRESENT:
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 about SUPPLEMENT TO COMPLETE BOOK OF BALLETS
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 about DANCES OF THE NETHERLANDS
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 about THE BALLET IN BRITAIN
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 about OPERA AND BALLET IN AUSTRALIA
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 about THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DANCE & BALLET
Pp. 442(last blank), frontispiece, plus 16 plates, bibliography, index; spine lettered in gilt and decorated in blue; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips, the back panel slightly foxed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Hutchinson, London,1972... More about THE REAL ISADORA
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 about THE COMPANY WE KEEP
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 about THE SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE BALLET
Pp. [viii]+326, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full page), index; narrow demy 4to; boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded, the front flap slightly creased; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979. First U.S. edition. *Inscribed and signed by... More about THE MAGIC OF DANCE
Pp. xii+228, 24 plates, index; spine cloth lightly browned at extremities; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips at head of backstrip; a little light foxing; Burke, London, 1955. Second impression. More about TWENTIETH CENTURY BALLET
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 about JOHN GILPIN
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 about BALLET
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 about IN HIS TRUE CENTRE
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 about THE NATIONAL BALLET
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 about THE BALLET ANNUAL 1950
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 about THE BALLET ANNUAL 1953
Pp. 40, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, including a coloured folding central spread, glossary; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards with Children's Book Council of Australia short-listed sticker on the upper board, a trifle soiled; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1999. Second impression. 7870. *An Honour Book, Eve... More about INSIDE THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET
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 about THE SEVEN LEAGUES OF A DANCER
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 about A DAY WITH ALICIA MARKOVA
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 about A DAY WITH GALINA ULANOVA
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 about NADIA NERINA