London: Home & Van Thal, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Unpaginated 74pp, including 64 plates + frontispeice. Grey buckram boards, gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends rubbed, spine somewhat dulled, owner's bookplate on front pastedown. A foreward by Anthony followed by 64 black and white photos of dancers, including Pauline Clayden, Richard Ellis, Margot Fonteyn, Beryl Grey,Moira Shearer, Michael Somes and many others.

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Bookseller: Old Bookshelf (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001847
Title: Studies of the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company at Covent Garden
Author: Anthony, Gordon
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Home & Van Thal
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1947
Pages: 69
Size: Folio - over 12" - 15"
Keywords: Ballet
Bookseller catalogs: Performing Arts; Photography;

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