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Ballet in England
by Sheila Jackson
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Transatlantic Arts Ltd, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 10.5". Sheila Jackson. The first edition of Sheila Jackson's beautifully illustrated study of ballet in England, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work from illustrator Sheila Jackson.In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.Illustrated with eighteen monochrome and colour pages of lithographs, presenting scenes from the 'classical and modern repertoire, and studies of our greatest dancers in England'.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. Bumps to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip. Light chipping, small closed tear, and edgewear to head of front and rear wraps, with two closed tears to tail of rear wrap. Small losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 911F22
- Title
- Ballet in England
- Author
- Sheila Jackson
- Illustrator
- Sheila Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Transatlantic Arts Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8.5" by 10.5"
- Keywords
- Ballet in England: a Book of Lithographs ballet dance sheila jackson ballet
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.