Haskell arnold l editor (24 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THE DECCA BOOK OF BALLET, edited by David Drew, with an introduction by Ernest Ansermet, and a short history of ballet by Arnold L. Haskell, hardcover with no dust jacket, first edition, illustrated with 37 B/W photos. 1958. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block is in fine condition, with no tears, marks, or dog-ears. On copyright page the tape which was covering the copyright date has been removed, leaving behind a stripe, but the print is still legible. Not a remainder nor library book. No bookplates nor signature of prior owner. The first and last endpapers and pastedowns are slightly foxed and have minor smudges. The top and side edges are also foxed. The red cloth boards are in good condition (one bumped corner, somewhat bowed lengthwise, a few slight spots on front and back, slight spine bumping, and light fading of spine but lettering still crisp). 9 ½ x 6 ½, 572 pages, 48 ounces NOTE THAT SINCE THE BOOK WEIGHS THREE POUNDS, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE U.S OR REQUIRE PRIORITY MAIL INSIDE USA XX [from the preface] It is perhaps desirable to preface the DECCA BOOK OF BALLET with some explanation of its more novel features. In a sense, the book is a Chronicle of the part played by composers in the development of the art of ballet. For this reason, we have returned, wherever possible, to the composer's original conception and have attempted to establish what were his intentions with regard to the relationship between his music and the action of the ballet. In this respect, the function of the book is primarily documentary. But at the same time, it is designed to answer two practical needs. In the first place, it should provide guidance for those who listen to ballet music on gramophone records, in the concert Hall, and on the radio. The selection of music examples has been made entirely with this end in view. We have confined the music examples to those themes or motifs which helped to sustain the musical and dramatic unity of the score. The second , and more traditional, aims of our book is to assist the ballet-goer in following the action and the symbolism, if any, of a ballet.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Eleventh Issue; 4to 11" - 13" tall ; 152 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 148 Pp. Beige Cloth. First Printing. Near Fine, Slight Usage, Previous Owner's Name Stamp On Front Pastedown, No Other Marks. Dust Jacket Price Clipped, Some Wear And Very Small Losses.

Cloth. Etat : VG+. Etat de la jaquette : G+. A Record and Year Book of the Ballet. Seventh issue. Small folio, 7.5'x10", 144pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover in cloth with unclipped dustjacket. Book is very clean and tight with bright interior. Small owner's inscription to verso of frontis. Dustjacket, in brodart. in unclipped, bright and clean with small pieces missing to extremities of spine. Weight, 582g. Size: Small 4to. Book. …

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in an about Very good dust jacket. Hardcover has dust jacket with a 1 inch closed tear top front, chip bottom back, smudged, nicked at edges.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First edition, first impression. 212pp, plus 36pp of black and white plate illustrations. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. 8vo. Cloth a little rubbed and pushed at spine ends. Upper text block edge dull. A hint of spotting on endpapers. In its original dust wrapper, toned all over and heavily on spine, rubbed, chipped and rubbed at edges, with minor loss at crumbling spine ends. Serge Lifar was the leading proponent of classical ballet in the mid-20th century; and in this volume he writes for practitioners, talking through step by step his conception of a ballet dancer's training, while analysing classical positions and movements. Lancelot, Monique (illustrateur).…

Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition in America. Dust jacket with piece torn from font wrapper.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Minor scuffing to cover, light shelfwear. Otherwise an attractive copy. Tight binding, unmarked pages, no stains or tears. Dust jacket has moderate rubbing, shelfwear, toning to spine. Otherwise an attractive dust jacket. Clean and strong, protected in archival cover.…

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Etat : Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (ballet, dancing, dance) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Acceptable. Hardcover in good condition. Unclipped dust jacket designed by Honor Frost, in acceptable condition. Jacket is scuffed and sunned, with some surface colour loss, and a closed tear on the front spine side. Edges are creased and torn, including several chips. Board edges, corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block is tanned and blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First edition, 11th issue (so stated). 8vo. Color frontispiece portrait of Svetlana Beriosova and over 100 photographs. Pictorial endpapers. Color pictorial dust jacket with color photograph by Svetlana Beriosova by Hans Wild (unclipped). Very good. No signatures or bookplates.…

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Price-clipped. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Good+; bound in tan cloth covered boards with illustrated end pages. Some toning, fraying, staining and edge wear to exterior. Toning throughout interior. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout. 4to. 10"h x 7 1/2"w. Page 109/110 is detached but present.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. Extraordinary photographs and illustrations, not to mention historical text on the world of the dance in the late 1950s. In particular there are beautiful full page photographs of Nadia Nerina, Zizi Jeanmarie, Chao-yu-Ching, Margaltih Oved and Ya'acov Barzilai, Marilyn Burr and Flemming Flindt, Anne Heaton, Alicia Markova and Antonio, Anya Linden and Robert Helpmann, John Gilpin and Anita Landa, Yvette Chauvire, Svetlana Beriosova, Beryl Grey and Oleg Briansky, Georgina Parkinson and David Drew, Merle Park, Maria Tallchief and Andre Eglevsky, Colette Marchand, Leonide Massine and Rosella Hightower, Nora Kaye, plus many other famous dances (such as Marcel Marceau) in smaller format photo spreads. Book itself is in excellent condition with only minor shelfwear. Dust jacket is a little tattered. Illustrated (illustrateur). …

Hardcover. Etat : Fair to Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Extraordinary photographs and illustrations, not to mention historical text on the world of the dance in the early 1950s. In particular there are beautiful full page photographs Toumanova, Violetta Elvin and Robert Helpmann, Nina Vyroubova, Svetlana Beriosova, Ana Esmeralda, Maria Tallchief, Tamara Toumanova, Rosella Hightower, Irene Skorik, a VERY young Margot Fonteyn, Renee Jeanmarie, plus many other famous dances in smaller format photo spreads. Book itself has some shelf and edgewear, and both front and back hinges are starting - interior otherwise fine, clean and bright. Illustrated (illustrateur). …

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First edition with dust jacket - rare and collectable. will send parcel post.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition, American Issue.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Dust Jacket unclipped with chippings to spine. Complete with 91 illustrations. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. …

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Signed copy. First edition published in 1940.