reminiscences of the russian ballet de alexandre benois (15 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First British Edition. A Very Good copy in green cloth lettered in gold of the 1947 third British printing. Sound binding, clean/unmarked text, with little cover wear. No dust jacket, but the front flap and pictorial front panel have been trimmed and glued to the front endpapers. (Not ex-library.). Book.

Hardback. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : No DW. 1st Edition. Publishers green cloth, gilt. Some noticeable spotting mostly to text edges and early and late leaves. else Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Reprint. Book has a slight lean with little wear. Content is clean. Good DJ with little wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. 1945 Reprint HB Putnam; no dust jacket and some foxing.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Putnam (Second Reprint, 1947). Hardback - without dustjacket - in fair-to-good condition only with some foxing to opening and closing endpapers and marking to clothbound boards due to damp storage. Still serves as reading / reference copy. Dispatched from UK within three days.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Green cloth binding, inscription in ink of previous owner on flyleaf. Well illustrated.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Light foxing on edges & endpapers; jacket browned, chipped & torn ; 414 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair.

hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. Dust jacket shows some browning, rubbing, scuffing and some tears, both closed and full. Dust jacket spine and edges show chipping, tearing, browning, fading and shelf wear. Book itself shows some fading and rubbing. Book's edges show some rubbing, scuffing and very light fraying.

Original publisher's green cloth hardback, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, reprint [1941], large 8vo: pictorial endpapers, frontispiece, xiv, 414pp., illustrations, epilogue, index. Very fine copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No jacket. Green cloth covers. Marks and wear to covers. Corners bumped. Hinge cracked inside rear cover. 414pp.

hardcover. Etat : Good. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardback. 428pp, 32 plates 1945. *Hor. 1931: A central personality in the story of the Russian Ballet & a pioneer art critic, the author covers the period from the mid 19th century up to 1914. Very good in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Second printing [stated]. xiv, 414 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Index. DJ has wear, tears, soiling and chips and is in plastic sleeve. Some page foxing and discoloration noted. Includes Introduction. Also includes Part One: Spectator of the Ballet; Part Two, Worker for the Ballet; Part Three, and The Ballets Russes. Also includes Epilogue and Index. Bookseller stamp from Calcutta on page 414. Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois (also spelled Alexander Benois; 3 May 1870, Saint Petersburg - 9 February 1960, Paris) was a Russian artist, art critic, historian, preservationist and founding member of Mir iskusstva (World of Art), an art movement and magazine. As a designer for the Ballets Russes under Sergei Diaghilev, Benois exerted what is considered a seminal influence on the modern ballet and stage design. This excellent book covers, with authority and unflagging zest, an important phase in the history of ballet and its contributory arts. M. Benois has probably had more influence on the recent history of ballet in Europe than any other man, and his book is of the greatest interest. One need not feel committed always to agree with him, but one can read every page with enjoyment. In 1901, Benois was appointed scenic director of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, the performance space for the Imperial Russian Ballet. He moved to Paris in 1905 and thereafter devoted most of his time to stage design and decor. During these years, his work with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes was groundbreaking. His sets and costumes for the productions of Les Sylphides (1909), Giselle (1910), and Petrushka (1911), are counted among his greatest triumphs. Although Benois worked primarily with the Ballets Russes, he also collaborated with the Moscow Art Theatre and other notable theatres of Europe. Surviving the upheaval of the Russian Revolution of 1917, Benois achieved recognition for his scholarship; he was selected as curator of the gallery of Old Masters in the Hermitage Museum at Leningrad, where he served from 1918 to 1926. During this time he secured his brother's heirloom Leonardo da Vinci painting of the Madonna for the museum. It became known as the Madonna Benois. Benois published his Memoirs in two volumes in 1955. In 1927 he left Russia and settled in Paris. He worked primarily as a set designer after settling in France.

Etat : Poor. Very poor dust jacket, with tears, nicks, marks, scratches, creases, tanning and discolouration. Hard board much better but does have minor wear at edges and corners. Tanning/foxint to text blocks. Pages have mild rippling. Text is good clean and legible.