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Ximenes: Rare Books, Inc., New York, bookseller's catalogue, n.d. but c.1991. Illustrated laminated wrappers, 8vo,. unpaginated, approximately 90 pp, ills. 300 items. From the introduction: "The books and manuscripts in this catalogue are all from the library of Parmenia Migel Ekstrom (1908-1989.. The items listed here reveal the breadth of Mrs. Ekstrom's interests, and fall roughly into the following areas: (1) The beginnings of ballet. Illustrated books, early histories, music, and rare librettos of the 16th and 17th centuries, along with scholarly works relating to this period. (2) The 18th century. The works of Noverre and his contemporaries, and the development of dance notation, starting with Feuillet. (3) The Romantic ballet. A broad selection of memoirs, treatises on technique, synopses and librettos, illustrated books, autograph letters, etc. (4) Modern dance, with an emphasis on Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes; we have included a selection of inscribed books, presented to Mrs.… Read More

Ximenes: Rare Books, Inc., New York, bookseller's catalogue, n.d. but c.1991. Illustrated laminated wrappers, 8vo,. unpaginated, approximately 90 pp, ills. 300 items. From the introduction: "The books and manuscripts in this catalogue are all from the library of Parmenia Migel Ekstrom (1908-1989.. The items listed here reveal the breadth of Mrs. Ekstrom's interests, and fall roughly into the following areas: (1) The beginnings of ballet. Illustrated books, early histories, music, and rare librettos of the 16th and 17th centuries, along with scholarly works relating to this period. (2) The 18th century. The works of Noverre and his contemporaries, and the development of dance notation, starting with Feuillet. (3) The Romantic ballet. A broad selection of memoirs, treatises on technique, synopses and librettos, illustrated books, autograph letters, etc. (4) Modern dance, with an emphasis on Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes; we have included a selection of inscribed books, presented to Mrs.… Read More