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The Royal Ballet: The First Fifty Years
by Bland, Alexander
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. A fine and accessible social history of The Royal Ballet. Alexander Bland was the theatre and dance critic for the London Observer since 1955, and his social history of The Royal Ballet features mentions of Alicia Markova, Anton Dolin, Robert Helpmann and others. Foreword by Dame Ninette de Valois, A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. Sumptuous photography in over 100 black-and-white and 30 in full color. [5], 6-320 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- 349990
- Title
- The Royal Ballet: The First Fifty Years
- Author
- Bland, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Alexander Bland|The Royal Ballet|Alicia Markova|Anton Dolin|Robert Helpmann
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