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On Wings of Joy: The Story of Ballet from the 16th Century to Today [Signed by the Author]
by Garfunkel, Trudy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316304123
- ISBN 13
- 9780316304122
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little Brown And Company, 1994 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xii, 194 pp, prologue, Part I. The Origins of Ballet: Overture; Part II. The Eighteenth Century; Part III. The Nineteenth Century; Part IV. The Twentieth Century; coda, glossary, bibliography, index with b&w illustrations throughout. Signed by the Author on Half-Title. First Edition, 1994. "A complete illustrated history of ballet for young people, introducing the major dancers, choreographers, and composers who influenced this art form, starts at the sixteenth-century French court and moves to a portrait of a modern dancer's daily life." Not Price Clipped. A small transparent stain on top text block edge, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with clean no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Maroon Cloth with gilt-lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000716
- Title
- On Wings of Joy: The Story of Ballet from the 16th Century to Today [Signed by the Author]
- Author
- Garfunkel, Trudy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316304123
- ISBN 13
- 9780316304122
- Publisher
- Little Brown And Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- MUSIC DANCE YOUNG ADULT BALLET HISTORY JUVENILE LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- MUSIC;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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