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Ballet designs and illustrations 1581 - 1940: a catalogue raisonne

Ballet designs and illustrations 1581 - 1940: a catalogue raisonne

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Ballet designs and illustrations 1581 - 1940: a catalogue raisonne

by Reade, Brian

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London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Catalogue raisonne to the largest collection of balletic material found in England. Bound handsomely in dark blue buckram cloth, sunned and a bit discolored vertically close to the spine, else tightly bound, clean, unmarked but for previous owner's Sharpied-out name at first free endpaper. Dust jacket present, fully intact, protected in a Brodart jacket, but moderately worn, chipped along top edges, bottom near spine. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Extensive frontis matter + 6-58 pp. and then an exceedingly extensive range of fine black-and-white plates.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Ballet designs and illustrations 1581 - 1940: a catalogue raisonne
Author
Reade, Brian
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Her Majesty's Stationary Office
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1967
Size
4to 11" - 13" tall
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Brian Reade|Ballet designs|ballet illustrations|costume|design|catalogue raisonne

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