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The Dance: the Story of the Dance Told in Pictures and Text
by Martin, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Index and picture credits. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs with a very occasional black-and-white illustrations navy blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver embossed illustration to the front panel and silver coloured titles to the back strip Photographic dustwrapper with black and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles to the backstrip. The author, then dance critic of The New York Times, " ... traces the development of the dance from its primitive beginnings, through folk and early ballroom dancing, court and modern ballet, pageants and spectacles, to the latest forms, with a chapter on the films." – from front fold over panel blurb Rubbing of the book edges and panels with a little bumping to the lower book corners. Age toning of the free front end pages, but, the text itself is clean and bright. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and lower back strip edge; the top back strip edge is missing the first quarter inch and there is a small piece missing to the top left hand corner of the front panel. Rubbing, creasing and some tears to the dustwrapper edges. Rubbing of the panels and some handling marks can be seen rear panel. A few marks to the verso. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [5], 6 - 160 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Dance; Inventory No: 0287731. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287731
- Title
- The Dance: the Story of the Dance Told in Pictures and Text
- Author
- Martin, John
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tudor Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Dance, history Dance; Photographic Unbranded Martin, John The Dance: the Story of the Dance Told in Pictures and Text
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dance;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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