Baron At The Ballet Hardcover - 1951

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1951. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. From the publisher's blurb, "This book covers Baron's work as a photographer of ballet from 1935 to 1950 and as such it is probably the most comprehensive collection of ballet photographs by one photographer ever to have been published." Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate wear to front and rear panels, chipping along top edge, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped. Features over 280 black-and-white photographs and eight full color plates. Two over-large sections of portraits of British and foreign dancers, including Markova, Argyle, Fonteyn, Shearer, Grey and Helpmann, Pagava, Vyroubova, Danilova, Baronova, Kaye, and many others. Commentary up front by Arnold L. Haskell, Foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell. Preface by Baron. Stated Second Printing.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.