MARTHA GRAHAM Portrait of the Lady as an Artist [Autographed]
by Leatherman, LeRoy ; Martha Swope (photos) ; [SIGNED by Martha Graham]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 182 pages; Warmly inscribed and SIGNED on half-title by MARTHA GRAHAM to Roger Stevens. Also SIGNED by both the AUTHOR and the PHOTOGRAPHER on titlepage. The owner Roger Stevens was founder and director of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC and a founder of the National Endowment for the Arts. Illustrated with nearly 200 wonderful photographs by Martha Swope. ; Signed by Biographee .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41568
- Title
- MARTHA GRAHAM Portrait of the Lady as an Artist [Autographed]
- Author
- Leatherman, LeRoy ; Martha Swope (photos) ; [SIGNED by Martha Graham]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall.
- Keywords
- Modern Dance, Famous Dancers, Martha Graham
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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Antiquarian Book Shop
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- First Edition
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