Professor Dancing (6 results)
Language: English
Published by Cartwright, London
- Hardcover
Seller: Dublin Bookbrowsers, Dublin, IrelandDublin Bookbrowsers
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Add to basketDecorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Pp.96. Inscription on f.e.p. Corners & spine ends bumped and rubbed. Else v.g. Scarce.
Elements and Principles of the Art of Dancing as used in the polite and Fasionable Circles : Also Rules of Deportment and Descriptions of Manners of Civility Appertainging to That Art [from the French]
J. H. G. / J. H. Gourdoux-Daux / Gourdoux Daux / V. G. Professor of Dancing in Philadelphia
Published by Philadelphia, Printed by J. F. Hurtel, 1817 / Reprint, A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT 1817
- Softcover
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, U.S.A.GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS
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Add to basketSoft Cover / Pictorial Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint / Replica. 93 pages. Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift fo…r the fan / reader in your life. SUMMARY : A translation of Gourdoux-Daux's Principes de la danse (Paris, 1804 and 1811), this manual is important for its description of steps and step sequences appropriate in the performance of the popular ballroom dance, the quadrille (called cotilion by the author). The quadrille is a series of figures, organized into sets and performed by sets of four couples. The manual begins with discussions on deportment and positions, and continues with descriptions of various steps including assemblé, jeté, echappé, chassé, and glissadé. Step combinations are given for nineteen quadrille figures, such as right and left, hands round, English chain, ladies chain, and balance. Limited edition no. 91 of 250 copies. Book.
Elements and Principles of the Art of Dancing as used in the polite and Fasionable Circles : Also Rules of Deportment and Descriptions of Manners of Civility Appertainging to That Art [from the French]
J. H. G. / J. H. Gourdoux-Daux / Gourdoux Daux / V. G. Professor of Dancing in Philadelphia
Published by Philadelphia, Printed by J. F. Hurtel, 1817 / Reprint, A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT 1817
- Softcover
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, U.S.A.GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS
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Add to basketSoft Cover / Pictorial Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint / Replica. 93 pages. Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift fo…r the fan / reader in your life. SUMMARY : A translation of Gourdoux-Daux's Principes de la danse (Paris, 1804 and 1811), this manual is important for its description of steps and step sequences appropriate in the performance of the popular ballroom dance, the quadrille (called cotilion by the author). The quadrille is a series of figures, organized into sets and performed by sets of four couples. The manual begins with discussions on deportment and positions, and continues with descriptions of various steps including assemblé, jeté, echappé, chassé, and glissadé. Step combinations are given for nineteen quadrille figures, such as right and left, hands round, English chain, ladies chain, and balance. Limited edition no. 85 of 250 copies. Book.
More imagesPublished by PRINTED BY J.M. FRENCH, 41 High Street, St. John's Wood 1900
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Seller: Deightons, Bournemouth, United KingdomDeightons
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition, year is a best guess, (1) + 2 - 32 pages. Large 32mo. Publisher's tan card covers, red lettering. Single metal staple through. Covers : small chip front top corner but essentially clean and complete. Contents : clean, unmarked and unfoxed. Clean tight copy. VG.
More imagesPublished by Manchester Printed for the Author, Bolton Street, Salford, by J. Pigot & Son 1828 1828
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United KingdomChaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB
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Add to basketFIRST EDITION Small 12mo. (approx. 13.4 x 8.5cm) hardback in later binding of quarter dark red calf with gilt rules to spine, and marbled boards. New endpapers. 95pp. with decorative title page. Elegant hand-written inscription to early blank reads: 'Miss H. Mosley July 1828. Presented by her Mother'. Occasional light foxing and… handling marks plus small ink stains to pp.94 and 95. Title page and following leaf printed on pale pink paper with slight wear at the gutter and red crayon scribble at top of last pink page (please see photo). Tiny hole to p.7. Very light rubbing to board edges and corners. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 4) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
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- Print on Demand
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1868 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…s. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 72 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 72.
