Conyn, Cornelius — Three Centuries of Ballet

Houston-New York, Elsevier Press, Inc., 1953. . Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Presumed First Edition, but not so stated, a fine, readable social history of ballet by an acknowledged master in the history of the performing arts. Bound sturdily in gray cloth over boards, pink-stamped lettering to cover and spine, a bit soiled of covers, ding to front fore-board, bumping to spine head and tail, very slight foxing to top edge, else clean, tightly bound and unmarked of interior. 96 fine black-and-white plates printed on high-quality, high-gloss paper, quite sharp. Sans dust jacket. [7], 8-246 pp. plus an Index of Ballets.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine