Description
For sale: a Rare first hardcover edition second printing of Ballet Technique by Tamara Karsavina. First Edition, unstated
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s name on the first free end paper and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The rear end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with strong color, mild surface wear and heavy edge wear chips and gaps. Second state jacket with the price cut from the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
From the foreword by Dame Margot Fonteyn, D.B.E.: “Nothing can be more inanimate than a text-book on ballet technique-except when written by Madame Karsavina… Madame Karsavina is a very rare artist. She has found the way to translate her balletic wisdom into prose.”
From Mme. Karsavina’s Introduction: “What I offer here to the attention of the teaching profession, as well as for students, is not a setting up of a new method, nor is it a panacea for all ills, but simply the results of my own experience. What profited me seems likely to be of some benefit to others…”
Thin volume ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
