Ballet designs and illustrations 1581 - 1940: a catalogue raisonne
by Reade, Brian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
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
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 349576
- Title
- Ballet designs and illustrations 1581 - 1940: a catalogue raisonne
- Author
- Reade, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- 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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