Clarke, Mary and Vaughan, David, eds. — The Encyclopedia of Dance and Ballet

New York, Rainbird Reference Books Limited, for G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. 24 full-color plates and over 200 black-and-white photographs augment this magisterial survey of dance and ballet. Edited by Mary Clarke and David Vaughan and then with contributions by about 40 well known experts in the history and ethnography of the performing arts in dance, choreography, ballet and music. Bound handsomely in a creamy raspberry cloth binding, with a touch of wear to spine foot, but clean and unmarked, tightly bound. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Over 2,000 entries. [4], 5-376 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine