Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929 by Pritchard, Jane; Marsh, Geoffrey - 2010

V&A Publishing. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London Uk: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 240 Pp. Black Boards Lettered In Scarlet. Red Endpapers. First Printing Indicated, 2010. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced L35 With Some Sunning Along Foredges Of Front And Rear Panels Of The Dust Jacket

London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2010. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 12.5" x 9.75" 240pp. Book is Near Fine condition, dust jacket is very good. The raised ink of the tile is "scratched" or didn't adhear correctly. Still a very nice copy.

London : V&A Publishing, 2010. Hardcover. Good. Original black boards, dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations, (including photographs), 4to.

London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2010. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 4to. pp.240. Heavy book additional postage will apply, previous owners bookplate on FEP

Victoria & Albert Museum. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 1851776133 . Stiff clean book, about new but for presentation bookplate to inside front board; in crisp dust jacket with a pinprick. ; 12.4 X 9.8 X 1.0 inches; 240 pages .

London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2010. first edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 10 x 13 in. Paper boards. Lavish color and B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean, corners bumped, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. PO's name on front pastedown, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not clipped, very clean, mild edge wear. Dance/Art. RGR.

Victoria & Albert Museum, 2010 Active in Europe and America between 1909 and 1929, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company expanded the frontiers of theatre specifically, and art more generally. Many of its acclaimed productions were true collaborations that continue to capture the imagination of audiences a century later.
Serge Diaghilev and the strange birth of the Ballets Russes / Geoffrey Marsh
Diaghilev the man / Sjeng Scheijen
The transformation of ballet ; Creating productions / Jane Pritchard
Léon Bakst, Natalia Goncharova and Pablo Picasso / John E. Bowlt
Wardrobe / Sarah Woodcock
Music and the Ballets Russes / Howard Goodall
A giant that continues to grow : the impact, influence and legacy of the Ballets Russes / Jane Pritchard.

London: V & A Publishing, 2010. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 240 pages. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated in full color and black & white. Bright, clean copy. This beautiful book draws on new research to explore Diaghilev's life, work and cultural milieu. It pulls together the music, pictures, costumes, archives and art of the Ballets Russes to illustrate Diaghilev's working process, accomplishments and society. Record # 612304

-V&A Publishing (2010)-. Exhibition catalogue. First edition 2010. 240 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and duotone. Boards. Fine in dustjacket. With 20 page concertina fold guide to the exhibition loosely inserted. Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929) was an extraordinarily gifted impresario, curator, director and animator of the arts. He was perfectly at home in the wave of creative energy that pushed theatrical performance to the forefront of the arts in the early twentieth century - and perfectly placed to export Russian culture to Western Europe. Active in Europe and America between 1909 and 1929, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company expanded the frontiers of theatre. Many of its acclaimed productions were true collaborations, examples of gesamtkunstwerk (unified works of art) that continue to capture the imagination of audiences a century later. This beautiful book takes advantage of new research and draws on little-seen collections at the V&A to look at his life, his work, his cultural milieu and,… Read More