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Amsterdam: Meulenhoff/Landshoff, 1981. AV4 - A hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some scattered stains, foxing, rubbing, and scratches, large patch scuff/scratch on the back, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Photography by Peter Hense Text in Dutch. 11.5"x11", 83 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Brooklyn, New York: Dance Horizons, 1976. AO5 - An ex-library hardcover book in good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, and creaseon some edges and corners, taped label on the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has light tanning and some stains on the cover edges, tape stains on the top and bottom of the fixed endpapers, front free endpaper missing/cutout, lirbary stamping on the top page edges, half-title page, title page, copyright page, and back free endpaper with some peeling on the bottom left corner, light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Prague, Czech Republic: Panorama, 1982. B1 - A Czech language text hardcover revised edition book in very good condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. The Mylar plastic protected dust jacket has minor overall shelf wear with some light edge wear, very light creasing and rubbing. The blue cloth bound book has only very minor overall shelf wear with an ink inscription on one of the front free endpapers and some edge wear on the back free endpaper. The National Theatre in Prague has an extraordinary position in Czech cultural history. This resulted from the tradition of Czech theater, which since the mid-18th century became the major tool of national awakening. It also rose to this prominence because it was build from voluntary collections as a symbol of Czech national revival with a status comparable to other culturally advanced nations of the world. The work of design and construction brought together leading architects, painters and sculptors. Unfortunately a fire destroyed their work… Read More

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1998. BW5 - An uncorrected bound galley paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some smudge on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. The first comprehensive biography of the legendary Russian dancer who changed the world of dance forever. 8.25"x5.5", 601 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Everyone knows the name Rudolf Nureyev, but does anyone know the man behind the myth? Diane Solway does; she spent over four years and conducted more than 200 interviews with his family, his friends and lovers, his colleagues, and even his doctors to research Nureyev: His Life, the first book to capture him as he was onstage and off - a great artist whose talent was matched only by his steely will to succeed. Here is his professional career: his famed partnership with Margot Fonteyn, his personal transformation of the Royal Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet, his impact on dance companies all over the world, his collaborations… Read More