Dancing (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes)
Language: English
Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, London, 1895
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Vector Archive, Webster Groves, MO, U.S.A.Vector Archive
AbeBooks seller since March 3, 2026
Condition: Used - Fair
US$Â 89.00
Quantity:Â 1 available
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Large paper first edition, number 125 of only 250 copies - the largest and most desirable of the three formats in which the Badminton Library was issued. The only volume in the Badminton Library written by a woman. Lilly Grove's survey of dance history - from the dances of antiquity and ritual dance to the national dances of Europe and beyond, with musical examples throughout - was considered among the most important nineteenth-century books on dance and remained a standard reference for decades. Grove married Sir James George Frazer, author of The Golden Bough, the year after publication. Illustrated by Percy Macquoid and by numerous reproductions of engravings, prints and photographs. Condition: See detailed photos. Reach out with any questions. Professionally packed and shipped with care.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Dancing (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes)
- Author
- Grove, Lilly
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co., London, London
- Publication year
- 1895
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Percy Macquoid
- Edition
- 1st Edition, Limited Edition
- Item weight
- 4 pounds
- Dimensions
- 12 inches width by 10 inches height by 2 inches depth
Vector Archive
Webster Groves, MO, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 3, 2026
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