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Where She Danced
by Kendall, Elizabeth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0394400291
- ISBN 13
- 9780394400297
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1979. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Traces the origins & development of the aesthetic or interpretive dance movement in the United States from the late-19th-early-20th centuries, highlighting the contributions of several young women, most notably Ruth St. Denis & Martha Graham, in a style made famous by Isadora Duncan & in the films of D. W. Griffith. In 238 pages with Index, illustrated with sepia photographs throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Knopf from 1979, this hardcover small 4to has rust cloth wrapping the spine with creamy tan paper over rest of boards, with bright gilt lettering & borders to both front & spine. Condition is Fine: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. the price-clipped DJ is VG+, marred by a few tiny chips & light rubbing to extremities. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023241
- Title
- Where She Danced
- Author
- Kendall, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394400291
- ISBN 13
- 9780394400297
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- women female Dance Interpretive Graham Martha St Denis Ruth United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women's-Men's-Gender Studies/Feminism/LBGTQA; Performing Arts: Theater/Dance/Music & Musicians;
Terms of Sale
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All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Spine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
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