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Verlag: Henry Regnery Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1974
ISBN 10: 0809283050ISBN 13: 9780809283057
Anbieter: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Hard Back. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Arrriss, Pat - Design (illustrator). First United States Publication. 173 Pages Indexed. Small stamp for previous owner on back and front endpapers. No other marks or stamps. Red cloth with gold lettering to spine. Interior text pages are near flawless. Dust jacket has light wear to edges and a one-inch tear at the top corner. Illustrated with 179 black and white photos and 23 in full color. This book is an Illustrated biographical work which examines the brilliant career of theatrical designer and ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev. When frustrated in his efforts to revamp Russia's Imperial Ballet, he founded the Ballets Russes, the first private, independent touring company in the world. Its debut in Paris in 1909 displayed the talents of balletic luminaries such as Fokine, Nijinsky and Pavlova. Contents: Origins, World of Art, Widening Horizons, The Ballets Russes - Early Years, The Ballets Russes - Modernism, Diaghilev's Heritage, and Diaghilev's Influence on Fashion and Decoration plus Chronology, and Bibliography.