The Decca Book Of Ballet

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This begins with a short history of ballet, and then specialists consider ballets to specially composed scores, such as Giselle, Checkmate, Don Quixote, Coppelia, Bolero, and following with 'symphonic' ballets such as Romeo and Juliet, Peter and the Wolf. Part iv offers 'famous dancers and choreographers and part v famous ballet companies. This is a treasure trove of information. Illustrations are in black and white. Red, cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and ballet dancer decoration, with some shelf wear and bumped corners, but generally good. Back hinge cracked but binding generally seems good. Endpapers have some light browning, but the text appears otherwise clean.

14.99 GBP