Alicia and Her Ballet Nacional de Cuba: An Illustrated Biography of Alicia Alonso by Terry, Walter; Alicia Alonso; Steven Caras - 1981

Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1981. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Good+ paperback original with two creases to one corner of the front cover, light rubbing to the edges, and light tanning to the back cover; interior is clean and bright. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A profusely illustrated biography of Alicia Alonso (b. 1921), Cuba's first lady of ballet, and considered by some to have been one of the greatest ballerinas of her time, despite having been partially blind from the age of 19. She founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1948 and a ballet school in 1959. Text by Walter Terry; foreword by Alonso; photographs by Steven Caras. SIGNED BY TERRY on the half title page; no inscription. 146 pages; b&w illustrations throughout; 8 x 11 inches. List of repertories 1948-1980, index.