Introduction Commentary Haskell Arnold (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 1st edn. HB. Cloth. sC4. DW. G/Poor. Covers and spine showing signs of use, damp marks on front pastedown, owner's ink signature on half-title, dw chipped and torn, most of spine and outer corners of front of dw missing. Book.

Condition: Good. 1954. Third Impression. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends and edges. Some tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition, a prior impression. No dust jacket. Darkened slightly with some foxing and marks to covers. Structurally sound.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. 46pp . very good in a fair / poor chipped dust jacket that is 90% complete. No previous ownership markings.

192 pages, photographically illustrated throughout. - Publisher's gilt-titled blue cloth; 4to.(ca. 29 x 21 x 3 cm; ca. 1,5 kg.). *** FIRST EDITION, LARGESIZE CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL of the classical-dance-photography classic. - Mylar-covered (removed at inner panels), else a very good copy. isbn B001OMRJ4I.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. prior owner inscription to fly leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. ROGER WOOD (PHOTOGRAPHS) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Wrapper chipped rubbed and lightly marked, with small closed tears to te front and rear edges, and an open tear to the head of the spine, boards lightly marked, ink inscription to half title page. Clean throughout. Good. Book.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original full deep navy morocco binding with gilt title lettering to the spine, both boards with gilt ruled border, top edge gilt. 4to 11¼'' x 9''. Contains 222 printed pages of text with 8 colour plates and a collection of over 270 monochrome images by Baron Sterling Nahum, the official photographer for Sadler's Wells Ballet, London, and court photographer to the British Royal Family. Fox spotting to the end leaves, minor rubbing to the corners and in Very Good condition. Hand written in black ink opposite the half-title page 'This volume is number 18 of an edition limited to 50 copies specially bound for the author' and SIGNED 'Baron'. The Limited Edition of 150 copies is normally available within the trade, however, this specially bound copy rarely comes onto the open market, having been produced solely for family members and close friends of the author. Member of the P.B.F.A. BALLET & BALLERINAS.

London, Collins, 1952, in-4°, 28 cm, 222 pp with photographs by Baron, Bound in full red leather by the publisher. This is copy numbered 23 (of 50) especially bound. It bears the autograph signatures of Baron and Haskell. Ex-dono copy ''A mon grand seigneur à toi. Bill''. Fine copy. Baron (his real name Sterling Henry Nahum) (1906 - 1956) was a dance, film and celebrity photographer. In this publication he offers a fine overview of the revival of classical dance and ballet after World War Two. Baron was a personal friend of Prince Philip and took e.g. the official photographs of Elizabeth's mariage.As I bought the book in Paris and the dedication is in French, unidentified ''Bill'' must be a French connection (?).