GALA PERFORMANCE, Edited by Arnold Haskell, Mark Bonham Carter and Michael Wood

An edition deluxe, limited to 100 copies. This copy number 25. Original full crushed green morocco lettered and ruled gilt direct on spine. Top edge gilt. In original paper covered card slip-case with repeated lion passant design. 4to. 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches (28.5 x 22 cms). 248pp. With a colour frontispiece plate after a photograph by Cecil Beaton, and 7 further plates from designs by John Piper, Oliver Messel and others and numerous other illustrations throughout. A comprehensive and well illustrated monograph on the golden age of the Sadler's Wells ballet company. With a forward by H.R.H. Princess Margaret and a prologue by Sacheverell Sitwell. The useful appendix includes a full list of productions and revivals (1931-1955), with dates and full cast lists. Some darkening to the top ¾ of spine. Slip case is somewhat worn with frayed edges and a tear to one joint. Some browning to edges of pastedowns and prelims (caused by off-setting from the paste used for the leather binding). All else in very good, bright, clean condition. The edition deluxe is very uncommon.…