Martha Graham : Portrait of the Lady as an Artist
by Leatherman, Leroy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1966 Book. Illus. by Swope, Martha - Photographer. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Martha Graham. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. viii + 182 pp, signed by Martha Graham in black marker opposite photo - half title page, author's note, almost 200 action photographs, appendix : chronological list of danced composed by Martha Graham from April, 1926, to November, 1965, as compiled by Louis Horst, Robert Sabin, & Leroy Leatherman. capsul biog of the author & the photographer. brown cloth boards with gilt design laid on fr and spine letters. Illustrated DJ with minor tear and worn upper corner. DJ in protector..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000443
- Title
- Martha Graham : Portrait of the Lady as an Artist
- Author
- Leatherman, Leroy
- Illustrator
- Swope, Martha - Photographer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Modern Dance - American Women
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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