Shawn the Dancer

New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author(s). Signed by Ted Shawn on half-title page and signed on rear fep by ensemble dancer Dennis Landers and pianist Jess Meeker. Boards in silver moire cloth, stamped in blue. Luell Weed's bookplate on front paste-down, else clean. Dust jacket has some damp staining along… Read more about this item

Color frontispiece is a painting by Dreier. Photos by Mortensen, La Jaren a Hiller, White Studios, et. al. 102 photo illus. Dust jacket slightly chipped, but seldom found in a dust jacket that isn't tattered. First Edition, Dust Jacket Present. Inscribed by Shawn: "To Dale Lefler from Shawn with ever-increasing affection. Jacob's Pillow, Aug. 21, 1942". Lefler danced in Shawn's troupe.… Read more about this item

1933. DREIER, Katherine S. SHAWN THE DANCER. Foreword by H. Niedecken-Gebhard. Introduction by Hans Hildebrande. Reproductions of Photographs by Ralph Hawkins, Rudolf, Robertson, Binder, Does, Hirano, Mortensen, Townsend, Hiller, Muray, Sunami, Snyder, White Studios, Selby Studios, Bigelow and Arthur Kales. NY: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1933. Quarto, silver-gray cloth in the original dust jacket. First Edition. Edwin Myers Shawn… Read more about this item

NY: A. S. Barnes and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine sunned, boards foxed.. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 1942 inscription by Ted Shawn to Bertha Damon on ffep, along with later inscription from Damon to another. Blue cloth binding. . Foreword by H. Niedecken-Gebhard. Introduction by Hans Hildebrandt. Many photo reproductions of Ted Shawn in costume and… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 81 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains colour illustrated frontispiece, with black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates are mildly tanned and foxed, but text and images remain clear. Noticeable marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm.… Read more about this item

New York: A.S. Barnes, 1933. First Edition. Quarto. Inscribed to Myrtle Clancy by Ted Shawn, and dated January 31, 1936. 81p. Foreword by H. Niedecken-Gebhard with an Introuction by Hans Hildebrandt. This work is devoted almost entirely to male dancers as was Shawn's inclination in the period 1925-1936. Illustrated by photographs by various photographers, each… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor.

New York: A.S. Barnes, 1933. 1st . Paper Back. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dreier, Katherine S. (frontis); Hawkins, Ralph (photos). 81pp.; HB blue w/blk.; slight rub w/wear on corners; spine sunned; some lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. DJ tan w/blue-photocover; rubbed&soiled w/1x3"chip; sml.chips&tears; corners-cut. Essay and photos of Shawn (Edwin M. Shawn)… Read more about this item

New York: A. S. Barnes and Company Incorporated, 1933. First American edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio. 81, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over decorative silver cloth, with purple lettering to front cover. Tissue-guarded colored frontispiece from a painting by Katherine S. Dreier. This first American edition is an appreciation of the dynamic and important dancer and… Read more about this item

New York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1933. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy with rubbing and minor darkening to extremities in a worn and stained dust jacket with three chips, the largest at the top of the front panel but not affecting titles nor images.. 81 pp. Illus. with over 100 b/w photos. 4to. Signed by… Read more about this item

NY: Barnes, 1933. First Edition. 4to, silver coated cloth, 82 pages, illustrated [with numerous full-page photographs]. Inscribed by Shawn to critic Walter Terry. Cover sl soiled, but a very good tight clean copy. The pre-eminent modern dancer of his time, Ted Shawn founded the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

London: J.M. Dent and Sons, Ltd, 1933. Hardbound. VG-, toning and soiling around edges of boards, spine sunned. Blue cloth boards with white lettering, 81pp, profuse BW photographs, 1 color plate. monograph to Edwin Shawn, the dancer. Includes a reproduction painting and essay by Katherine Dreier, foreword by H. Niedecken-Gebhard, and an introduction by Hans Hildebrandt.

New York, NY: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1933. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12.3 x 9.3 x 0.4. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Jacket Condition: Fair. A.S. Barnes and Co., New York, NY 1933. 80 pages. Blue cloth, black lettering. Moderate general wear. Spine on top + bottom damaged. Jacket torn into several parts. Size: 12.3 x 9.3 x 0.4. Media/Performing… Read more about this item

A.S. Barnes and Company, 1933T. hardcover. Good. 0.5000 12.4000 9.4000. Cover shows minor wear, rubbing, tanning, slight loss at the corners. Pages are tanned and clean.

J.M. Dent & Sons. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Poor dust jacket. 1st UK edition. Slightly dampstained and lightly soiled. Dust jacket split and rear panel laid in. Writing inside. From the collection of John Gach (1946-2009), a bibliophile and a nationally known bookseller who specialized in rare books devoted to the human sciences.… Read more about this item

A.S. Barnes and Company, 1933-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1933 Barnes 1st edition, VG/Acceptable DJ in Mylar, price-clipped dustjacket has i-inch piece missing at head of spine, chips and tears, name stamped twice, drink-ring, in Mylar- is diff. than amazon shows, firm corners & sound binding, name-stamp on inside cover.