Geraghty, Anne, ed. — World of Ballet

New York, St. Martin's Press, 1972. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine looking copy in oversized, Imperial octavo hardcover format, being a First American Edition, bound quite handsomely in a purple linen cloth, with still sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. The world of ballet is a fine volume edited by Anne Geraghty, but contributed to by many heavy-hitters in performing arts criticism, including Robert Geary, Rumer Godden, Noel Streatfeild, Mary Stacey, Helen Cresswell, Arnold Haskell, Clement Crisp, Shelagh Fraser, Rudolph Nureyev, Elaine McDonald, Joan Aiken, Robina Beckles, Willson Leichner Studios, Elizabeth Malcolm, Clement Crisp, and many others. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [7], 8-379 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good