London England: T. Werner Laurie. Good/No Jacket. 1949. Reprint. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall Duodecimo Hardcover Hardcover. Stories of the Ballet. Message to previous owners to inside cover. Rolled spine. Browning to spine. Slight wear to bottom edge of spine and corners of cloth. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. The titlew of this book describes is exactly. It is simply a book of romantic stories, derived from some of the most famous Ballets which have been produced since the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day. No attempt has been made to provide anything in the nature of critical analyses of the choreography of the ballets selected, or of the worl - renowned performers in them; and it is emphasised that the stories are written in accordance with the author's own impressions. Illustrated. 486 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .

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Bookseller: thelondonbookworm.com (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 104843
Title: Stories of the Ballets
Author: Gladys Davidson
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good/No Jacket
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: T. Werner Laurie
Place of Publication: London England
Date Published: 1949
Keywords: Stories, of, the, Ballet

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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Rolled: rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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