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Maud Allan
£40.00

My Life and Dancing

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PUBLISHEREverett & Co. London
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt and orange lettering and tipped in photograph.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear and scuffing. Binding secure. Light browning and a few foxing spots, but text and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONNo...

Richard Buckle
£18.00

Costumes and Curtains from the Diaghilev and De Basil Ballets

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PUBLISHERSotheby Parke-Bernet Publications, London.
BINDINGPink cloth boards, illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to edges of boards. Some discolouration and foxing to block edges, but printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome wear at edges, patches of tiny delamination spots...

Serge Lifar
£14.00

Serge Diaghilev: His Life, His Work, His Legend

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PUBLISHERPutnam, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally a little worn at edges, with some discolouration. Binding tight. Some browning and faint foxing affecting mainly outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear and little marked,
DUST JACKETIntact, but rather worn and discoloured. Price clipped....

Boris Kochno
£20.00

Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes

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PUBLISHERHarper  & Row, New York.
BINDINGOatmeal cloth boards with embossed lettering on front, gilt on spine. Decorated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear to edges and a few small marks. Binding secure. Text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with...

Nicolas Legat
£30.00

Ballet Russe: Memoirs of Nicolas Legat

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, spine faded, corners bumped. Small piece of paper adhered bottom front left. Some browning affecting mainly block edges, outer leaves and margins. Text and images are mostly clear and little marked. Uneven opened pages.

Michel and Vitale Fontine
£30.00

Fokine: Memoirs of a Ballet Master

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PUBLISHERConstable & Company Limited, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound pale blue cloth boards with black over spine and gilt lettering. Decorated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn and faded at edges. Slight discolouration. Some faint foxing and browning to leaves, but text and images remain largely clear. Small previous...

K.V. Burian
£25.00

The Story of World Ballet

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PUBLISHERAllan Wingate, London.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with black and red design, gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and affected by foxing and discolouration. Hinges a little weakened, but binding secure. Inside, the text and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1963,...

Lorna Hill
£16.00

La Sylphide: The Life of Marie Taglione

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PUBLISHEREvans Brothers Limited London.
BINDINGPale orange cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and some discolouration to edges of boards. Binding secure. Foxing affecting block edges, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear at edges, spine faded.
EDITION1967.
DESCRIPTIONA...

The Duke of Bedford and Spencer R. Pickering
£240.00

Report of the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm (15 volumes, 1897-1921)

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PUBLISHEREyre and Spottiswoode, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONAlthough the boards of each have some wear, they are in good condition for age. Some discolouration and a few foxing spots, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Ex library with book...

Stephen Lloyd, Colin Anderson et al.
£18.00

Modern French Tapestries

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PUBLISHERCity Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, and R.C.A. Galleries, London.
BINDINGSoft covers. 
BOOK CONDITIONCovers have some creasing, and wear at edges. Scratching to gloss surface. Binding secure. Slight yellowing to margins, but text and images remain clear and little marked, colours bright.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1972.
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John Bosy
£20.00

Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair

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PUBLISHERYale University Press.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards, illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, slight shelf wear to edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing at very edges, some faint scratching to gloss surface.
EDITION1991.
DESCRIPTIONA true...

John C.L. Sparkes
£25.00

A Manual of Artistic Anatomy for the Use of Students in Art

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PUBLISHERBailliere, Tindall and Cox, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound textured blue cloth boards with navy leather over spine. Gilt lettering and decorative bands on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, the spine has some scuffing and damage, corners bumped. Binding secure. Some yellowing, but otherwise text and images remain largely...

William M. Cooper
£30.00

Flagellation and the Flagellants: A History of The Rod

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PUBLISHERWilliam Reeves, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, and embossed decorative border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and discoloured with scuffing, bumped corners and various marks. Hinges are weakened and partially split, but binding feel secure. The pages are lightly browned, with some foxing throughout,...

Lawrence Weaver
£60.00

Houses and Gardens by E.L. Lutyens

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PUBLISHERCountry Life
BINDINGQuarter bound brown paper covered boards with cream cloth over spine. Title patch. Gilt lettering and banded spine. Decorated endpapers, gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear, with scuffing discolouration and stain marks. Hinges slightly weakened but binding is otherwise secure. A few foxing...

Jasper Conran
£40.00

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PUBLISHERConran Octopus Ltd.
BINDINGBrown boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, a little shelf wear to edges of boards, top of the spine is bumped . Text and images remain clear, bright and unmarked. 
DUST JACKETSlight wear and creasing to very edges. Preserved in removable book wrap.

The De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd.
£190.00

Rigging Instructions and Notes on the General Maintenance of Gipsy Moth Two-seater Light Aeroplanes

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PUBLISHERThe De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd.
BINDINGCloth boards with cord securing the leaves. 
BOOK CONDITIONIntact, but boards are in generally worn and discoloured condition commensurate with age. Binding feels secure. The text remains largely clear and little marked. Folding plans are mostly very well preserved.
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Air Ministry
£55.00

A Manual of Rigging for Aircraft, 1931

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PUBLISHERHis Majesty's Stationery Office.
BINDINGBound between two card boards with cloth over hinges and secured with cord.
BOOK CONDITIONAlthough generally worn, this manual remains in good condition for age. The binding feels intact and the text and images are largely clear and little marked. Fold out graph is...

Air Ministry
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Air Worthiness Handbook for Civil Aircraft, 1932

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PUBLISHERHis Majesty's Stationery Office.
BINDINGThe leaves are bound between card boards with cloth over hinges. Secured by what look like two metal bolts.
BOOK CONDITIONIntact, but generally worn and discoloured commensurate with age. Various amendments have been pasted in, plus notes in ink and pencil. Monochrome photographs remain...

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