Shawn the Dancer
by Dreier, Katherine S
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: A.S. Barnes, 1933. First Edition. Quarto. Inscribed to Myrtle Clancy by Ted Shawn, and dated January 31, 1936. 81p. Foreword by H. Niedecken-Gebhard with an Introuction by Hans Hildebrandt. This work is devoted almost entirely to male dancers as was Shawn's inclination in the period 1925-1936. Illustrated by photographs by various photographers, each dance is fully described in the appendix. A very nice copy bound in silver cloth lettered and decorated in purple, spine plain.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013467
- Title
- Shawn the Dancer
- Author
- Dreier, Katherine S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.S. Barnes
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Dance Signed Inscribed Photographs
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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