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Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet
by Homans, Jennifer
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1400060605
- ISBN 13
- 9781400060603
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine, clean, crisp, stated first edition with the full number line including the 1, bound in fresh, sharp gray boards, the black spine stamped in large silver titles. Fine in a fine dust jacket protected with a new, clear Brodart cover. Apollo's Angels is a stunning, massively researched and comprehensive history of ballet. This beautifully accomplished book was a surprise best-seller, selling out the first edition immediately on publication. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. Profusely illustrated in both color and black and white with extensive notes, bibliography and indexes. Jennifer Homans' vivid and vibrant history of dance is a must for every dedicated aficionado. A fine, collectible copy.
Synopsis
Jennifer Homans was a professional dancer trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, and The School of American Ballet. She performed with the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Currently the dance critic for The New Republic , she has written for The New York Times , the International Herald Tribune, The New York Review of Books, and The Australian . She earned her B.A. at Columbia University and her Ph.D. in modern European history at New York University, where she is a Distinguished Scholar in Residence. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Turn and Temper Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103
- Title
- Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet
- Author
- Homans, Jennifer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1400060605
- ISBN 13
- 9781400060603
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 672
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Turn and Temper Books
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Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
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