From the Ballroom to Hell: Grace and Folly in Nineteenth-Century Dance by Elizabeth Aldrich - 1991-11

Northwestern University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Northwestern University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Northwestern University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Evanston IL: Northwestern University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 225 pages. priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4

Northwestern University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0810109123 . With dustjacket; 11.1 X 8.4 X 0.9 inches; 225 pages .

Northwestern University Press, 1991-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. STATED 1ST PRINTING, no marks noted in book, hc with dj,AND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xix, 225. 4to. Maroon cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine. Richly illustrated with many photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. No detectable flaws; near fine and housed in fine dustjacket (now in protective mylar cover). Appears unread; as new. "Dancing and etiquette are inseparable," wrote one 19th-century dancing master quoted in this scholarly glimpse into ballrooms past. Newly moneyed Americans of that era craved guidance on how to comport themselves, and publishers responded with scores of manuals on etiquette, fashion, and dance instruction. As dance historian Aldrich demonstrates through more than 100 excerpts from these guides, balls and dance offer a key to understanding the social aspirations of the period. These volumes gave unflinching advice, from injunctions against nose-picking to the proper way to lead a partner through the quadrilles. In a brief… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Northwestern University Press, 1991-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!