Lambert Benois (7 results)

Condition: Neuf.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No dust jacket Hb Routledge 1940 1st.

Condition: Good. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, illusrated with full page tipp-in b/w plates, 4to.; Cover slightly worn; name on endpaper.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. George Routledge & Sons 1940 first edition. Pages clean and bright, inscription on first page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) 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.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Anthony, Gordon (illustrator). First Edition. 1940 1st edition. 49pp + 63 plates. Blue cloth boards with minor rubbing/bumping to edges/spine. Contents clean and tight but for very minor soiling. Nice DW with some tears/tape repairs, minor loss, some chipping to edges, minor soiling/creasing. Beautiful B&W photo plates by Gordon Anthony. A photographic record of Sadler's Wells Ballet's 1939 production of Tchaikovsky's ''Sleeping Princess'' based on ''The Sleeping Beauty'', under the direction of Nicolas Segueeff and starring Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann. Includes 63 full page B&W plates. Also includes narrative on ''Tchaikovsky & the Ballet'', the decor & costumes of this production, and ''Aurora Truly Wedded'' concerning the various productions of the ballet. Scarce in DW. This is a heavy book that may attract additional postage costs - please contact me for details.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 63 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: George Routledge & Sons, London, 1940. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have superficial edgewear and corners are heavily bumped. Edges of pages are lightly browned. . Previous owner's book-plate laid in. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Dance; Inventory No: 21100099. This item is heavy and may require additional shipping costs for destinations outside Australia.

Oversize Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth boards show wear at edges and some small spots. 10 1/4"w x 12 1/2"h. Black and white tipped-in photographs throughout. A photographic record of Sadler's Wells Ballet's 1939 production of Tchaikovsky's ''Sleeping Princess'' based on ''The Sleeping Beauty'', under the direction of Nicolas Segueeff and starring Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann. "The book itself is really a collection of 'Action' pictures taken in mystudio of the chief characters from the story, in poses which are as near as possible characteristic ones, taken from the dances they illlustrate, and are placed in the order of their appearance in the ballet itself." Keywords: Gordon Anthony, Photography, Ballet, Dance, Sleeping Princess, Tchaikovsky, Costumes 2.