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Various. Fine in Fine jacket. The first edition of this beautiful work on ballet stage design. Fantastically illustrated with examples of all spectrums of design. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Written by two authorities on the subject, Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp. Mary Clarke is a ballet critic for the 'Guardian' and editor of the 'Dancing Times'. She was also the London editor of the New York Dance News. Clement Crisp was a critic for the Financial Times as well as the librarian and archivist of the Royal Academy of Dancing. Â Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'For Joan in Gratitude for all your Hard Work, George Xmas 1980. 'Â Superbly illustrated with almost 300 designs, 35 of which are in colour. Â With chapters on Renaissance Spectacle, Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic Staging, Modern Ballet, French Style Ballet, Russian Design. Â A beautiful explorative work on this important aspect of ballet performance. In a full cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with just some minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is also excellent. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 288pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Cover and contents are clean and sound. Dust jacket is lightly chipped on upper edge. The history of stage and costume design from the Rennaissance to the 20th century. Profusely illustrated.
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Near fine condition. Very good+ condition (DJ) Book. Quarto (4to). 288 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal rubbing to the extremities; protected in archival mylar. Contains hundreds of illustrations, a few of which are in color.
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Fair. jacket. Book in good, unmarked condition. Dust jacket looks good, but is worn and repaired on the back. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Good in Very Good jacket. Dance Book is in excellent condition except for what appears to be a punch tool mark starting on page 145 and impacted to page 159, cutting a 1/4" x 1/2" rectangle; weird. Book is otherwise very clean with green cloth boards, gilt print at spine, decorative endpapers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners with a bit of wear, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light signs of shelf wear, some chipping at the edges with a few very small tears, a scratch mark on the back. Book is lavishly illustrated with large b&w & color prints and photos throughout. Historical presentation of set and costume design as well as lots of very impressive designs of the "modern age." Contents include: Renaissance spectacle, From court to theatre, Rococo, neoclassical, romantic, The Diaghilev era, After Diaghilev, In Russia, Design for today, Traditional design, French style, Modern ballet and modern dance. Set designs by George Amberg, Leon Bakst, Torelli, Theatre, Mikhail, Stage, Sadler Wells, History, Historic, Development, Scene, Scenic, Illustration, Ussr, louis Falco, Dance Company, Nikolais, Les Ballets Des Champs Elysees, Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Jean Carzou, Yves Brayer, Marc Chagall, Bernard Dayde, Alexandre Cassandre, Mariano Mercuri, Gino Severini, Corrado Cagli, Achille Perilli, Domenico Purificato, and a great many others, often shown in large format.
