Borovansky; The Man Who Made Australian Ballet by Salter, Frank - 1980

Wildcat Press, Sydney, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 216 pages, illustrated with a number of pages of black and white photographs, and with an illustrated dustjacket. Very slight rubbing of the bottom edges of the boards from shelf contact. No other damage to describe. A full-scale biography of remarkable Australian, who founded a ballet company and in running it, almost single-handed and without a penny from The taxpayers for barely 20 years was remarkable, but in the context of the Australia of the 1940s and 1950s was outstanding and astounding. He became a naturalised Australian as soon as he could, and his life away from the ballet was fishing and drinking with his mates. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Ballet; Australia; Theatre & Plays. ISBN: 0908463049. ISBN/EAN: 9780908463046. Inventory No: 0277823. . 9780908463046