Igor Schwezoff (40 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Grey, David (illustrator). 3rd Impression. 441pp; 3 photographs + decorative illustrations by David Grey. Cover worn and gift-bookplate (of Hilda Carey) on fep. From the library of Richard Buckle.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair condition hard cover, some wear to cover and spine, ex academic library book with all the usual markings, tanning to pages , otherwise in a good readable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Good condition hard cover, some wear to cover and spine, ex library book with all the usual markings, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Some Foxing And Wear. Past Owner's Label Partially Affixed Front Endpapers.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Bumping. Content has toning to page ends. No DJ.

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Seventh edition. 384pp, 4 x 7 inches, p.o.n. 'Borzoi by Igor Schwezoff won the prize of 1,000L on account of royalties offered in 1934 by Hodder and Stoughton for an autobiography written in the English language.'.

Firste dition ed. about very good condition in a worn dust jacket with pieces missing (mostly from the spin ends).

Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and minor loss.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Sm octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition stated. No wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean wih no marks. Previous owner's name top of the half title and on the verso of the frontis. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. No dust jacket,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and dated by Igor Schwezoff directly to half title page. First Edition/First Printing published by Hodder & Stoughton, London 1935. VG clean condition with no other marks or inscriptions. Minor shelf wear to edges. Dustjacket not price clipped. Old tape stains to edges. Protected in archive cover. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Seventh Edition Reprint 1938. In overall good condition with no jacket, cream boards with embossed diagonal lines. Spine a little tanned and with a raised crease down the middle. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions; endpapers tanned but text clean and clear throughout.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG First Edition, second printing in a VG unclipped DJ.signed and dated by the author to the half title page.a clean & tight copy with 3 photographs and 11 decorative illustrations by David Grey. DJ has taped repairs to the top edge, some general rubbibg and a 1cm loss to the base of the spine. Signed by Author(s).

Hodder and Stoughton, 1936, reprint. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 441pp, illust. D/j a little chipped, marked and torn. A fair copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Only. No Jacket. Boards rubbed and heavily marked, front joint cracked at title page. Clean throughout. Good only. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good lightly used condition, some wear and marks to boards, spine faded slightly, corners slightly rubbed.

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. October 1935 Reprint. In overall good condition with no jacket, black boards a little faded and with some minor wear to spine head, tail and corners; slight mark to title page. Silver titles to front board and spine still sharp. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text and fantastic photographs and illustrations clean and clear throughout.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 441 p. Bookplate of the Fraser Institute on front pastedown. Stamps znot to leave library» and «closed shelves» on back flyleafs.

London, Hodder and Stoughton, (1935). 441 S. Mit 3 s/w. Fototaf. u. zahlr. tls. ganzseit. s/w. Illustr. nach Zeichn. von David Grey. (22,5 x 15,5 cm). OLn. mit VDeckel-Vign. 'Borzoi' by Igor Schwezoff won the prize of L. 1,000 on account of royalties offered in 1934 by Hodder and Stoughton for an autobiography written in the English language. It was chosen as the prizewinner out of nearly 500 manuscripts submitted for that competition. - Zu dem russisch-amerikanischen Tänzer, Choreographen u. Ballett-Pädagogen Igor Schwezoff [Igor' Svecov, 1904-1978] siehe The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. - Einband berieben, stellenw. stockfleckig; im Ganzen gut.

442pp. 8vo. Original cloth, corners slightly bumped, in dustwrapper. Name on verso of frontis. B&W plates. A very good copy of the first edition. An autobiography by the Russian Ballet dancer.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and dated by Igor Schwezoff directly to half title page. First Edition/First Printing published by Hodder & Stoughton, London 1935. VG clean condition with no other marks or inscriptions. Minor shelf wear to edges. Dustjacket not price clipped. Old tape stains to edges. Protected in archive cover. Inscribed by Author(s).

1st edition hardback in original cloth Very Good octavo. 441pp., b/w pls., text ills.,

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. 8vo, frontispiece, illustrations, 441pp, black cloth, white lettering, minor rubbing to boards light usage soiling to extreme page edges but still in good clean tight reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. David Grey (illustrator). 1st Reprint of 1st Edition. Original black binding, grey titles and motif. 441 pages. Printed endpapers.Frontis plus 13 b/w illustrations. A nice clean, straight book. Scan available.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Octavo, 441 pages, black cloth, pictorial endpapers Schwezoff wrote this autobiography at age 30, but he lived another thirty accomplished years. This Soviet ballet dancer worked around the world, danced in Nijinska's company, began his own Ballet Igor Schwezoff, became a dancer for the Original Ballet Russe, did choreography for the New York City Center Opera and elseqhere, and taught at the Ballet Theatre School of New York City. Signed with his Cyrillic autograph by Schwezoff on the title-page. Illustrations by David Grey, who is also the dedicatee of this book. More than an autobiography, Schwezoff wanted to tell the world what life was like for people in the Soviet Union in the era after the revolution, and before he defected. This work bested 900 other applicants to win the prize for the best English-language autobiography submitted to H&S for 1934. He learned this harsh lesson: "It was a lesson to me not to take too much on my shoulders in future and never, never to leave the box-office unsurveyed !" -p.210.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in only Acceptable condition, moderate to heavy wear to boards and spine with some scuffing to corners and edges, paper to hinge at frontispiece is split and hinge loosened (but still quite strong), interior very clean and bright. Illustrations by David Grey. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Top cover spine has 1cm tear in fabric. Cover shows signs of wear. Overall, remains in good condition considering age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.