The Master of the Russian Ballet (The Memoirs of Cav. Enrico Cecchettti) by Olga Racster - 1923

New York: E.P. Dutton. Good/No Jacket. 1923. First American Edition. Hardcover. Quarto 301pgs. photo frontispiece. green cloth. gilt lettering.corners worn, small nick on edge of front panel, rubbed spine has wear at the edges.previous owner inscription, notes on front endpapers. Italian dancer and choreographer and one of the greatest teachers in the history of ballet. Cecchetti was both a revered and much loved figure, and these memoirs, written in collaboration with him and first published in 1923. give a fascinating and revealing picture of one of the most important figures in the history of classical ballet. .