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The Apted Book of Country Dances - Twenty-four Country Dances from the last years of the eighteenth century with tunes and instructions by W.S. Porter, Marjory Heffer and Arthur Heffer

by W.S. Porter, Marjory Heffer and Arthur Heffer

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The Apted Book of Country Dances - Twenty-four Country Dances from the last years of the eighteenth century with tunes and instructions

by W.S. Porter, Marjory Heffer and Arthur Heffer

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Cambridge, W. Heffer and sons, 1946 third edition. Orange stamped cloth. Oblong book. long 12mo. 37pp. Collected from Mrs W. J. Apted, whose book held a collection of dances as they were performed "at Court, Bath and all Publick Assemblys". The dances are dated from 1774 to 1779. The editors have selected those worth preserving. All dances have been tested by experienced dancers. Dances inclue Longways, Triple Minor progressives, and duple-minor sets. All dances appeard during the lifetime of Jane Austen. .
  • Bookseller Dial a Book AU (AU)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Cambridge, W. Heffer and sons, 1946 third edition
  • Keywords Longways dance, Jane Austen