Sadler's Wells Ballet at Covent Garden: A Book of Photographs by Merlyn Severn
by Severn, Merlyn
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
John Lane the Bodley Head, London, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: black-and-white photographs. photographic illustrative dust jacket, slightly chipped at the head and tail of the spine section, with the rubbing at the fold over corners, previous owner's name sticker at the top right-hand corner of the front and the page. No other damage to describe. Illustrated with full-page black-and-white photographs, concentrating on the sleeping beauty, the Rake's progress, and Symphonic Variations, and each of the photographs has been taken during an actual performance. – Paraphrasing the dust jacket blurb Size: Oblong 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" tall but wider. [12], 80 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: black-and-white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: dance; England; 1940s; Inventory No: 0279439. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0279439
- Title
- Sadler's Wells Ballet at Covent Garden: A Book of Photographs by Merlyn Severn
- Author
- Severn, Merlyn
- Illustrator
- black-and-white photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Ballet photography Sir Robert helpmann Petipa de valois dance; England; 1940s; black-and-white photographs Unbranded Severn, Merlyn Sadler's Wells Ballet at Covent Garden: A Book of Photographs by Merlyn Severn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dance;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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