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David Blair
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Balanchines New Complete Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine Forward / Preface Author
Ballet Stories Publisher Doubleday , 1954, 1968 Pages 626 some photo, illustration, music, black and white
Discription of ballets C. 1966.

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Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Forward / Preface None
Ballet Biography , Ballet History , Picture and Coffee Table Publisher Princton Book Company, Publishers , 1987 Pages 192 Extensive photos, black and white
Companion book to the BBC series of the same name. As a book the work stands on its own, beautifully photographed and documented. Although it is not exhaustive it is informative and broad in scope.

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Ballet - an Illustrated History by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Forward / Preface Antoinette Sibley
Ballet History , Childrens Ballet Story and Other , Picture and Coffee Table Publisher Homish Hamilton, Limited , 1992,1973 Pages 304 Extensive photos, black and white
An exquisite text accompanied with many, many plates and photo's, a uniquely guided history book on ballet.

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Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others Forward / Preface None
Ballet Choreography , Ballet Theater/Production , Picture and Coffee Table Publisher Octopus Books Limited, London , 1974 Pages 144 Lavishly photographed, mainly B&W, some color
Unique commentary on the state of the dance c1974.

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Come dance with me - a memoir 1896-1956 by Ninette deValois Forward / Preface Author
Ballet Autobiography Publisher The World Publishing Company , 1957 Pages 254 Some Photos, black and white
A unique career is recounted, her days with the Diaghilev Ballet Russe are not covered much as she wrote a different book about them.

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Fonteyn and Nureyev by Alexander Bland Forward / Preface None
Ballet History , Ballet Biography , Picture and Coffee Table Publisher Quadrangle/The new York Times Book Co., Inc. , 1979 Pages 208 Extensive photos, black and white
I wish there were more books like this. For many years Fonteyn-Nuyeyev were "the Ticket" to have, this book attempts to show the reason why in words and performance photographs.

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Making a Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Forward / Preface Authors Introduction
Ballet Theater/Production , Ballet History , Ballet Choreography , Ballet Music Publisher Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. New York , 1974 Pages 160 Extensive photos, illustration, and notes, black and white
An attempt to de-mystify the process of creating a ballet by using examples of how some ballets were created and how different choreographers, composers, and designers worked.

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S. Hurok Presents - A Memoir of the Dance World by S. Hurok Forward / Preface None
Ballet Autobiography , Ballet History , Ballet Theater/Production Publisher Invincible Press, Australia , 1953 Pages 336 Some Photos, black and white
A fascinating memoir from the man who played a significant role developing and cultivating a ballet audience, and then promoting and presenting ballet across America from the 30' to the 50's (and beyond).

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The Book of Ballet by James Audsley Forward / Preface None
Childrens Ballet Story and Other , Ballet History Publisher Fredrick Warne & Co. Ltd. , 1967 Pages 112 some photo, illustration, black and white
Younger theater goers, or ballet appreciation.

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The Nutcracker Ballet by Jack Anderson Forward / Preface None
Ballet Stories , Ballet History , Picture and Coffee Table Publisher Mayflower Books , 1979 Pages 223 Extensive photos, mainly B&W, some color
Lavishly photographed and well written text, thorough history woven through.

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The Royal Ballet - The First Fifty Years by Alexander Bland Forward / Preface foreword by Dame Ninette de Valois
Ballet History , Picture and Coffee Table Publisher Doubleday & Company, Inc. , 1981 Pages 320 Extensive photos and illustration, black and white some color
This book was commissioned as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations at the Royal Opera House (England) to establish the origins and history of their Royal Ballet.

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The Sadler's Wells Theater Ballet by Hugh Fisher Forward / Preface Authors Introduction
Ballet History Publisher Pittman Publishing Corporation, New York, Toronto, London , 1956? Pages 82 Many photos, black and white
History buffs here is a great book on this pivotal English ballet company - soup to nuts, tooth to tail, extraordinary detail with exceptional photographs. An exquisite documentary by any measure, nothing but the facts.

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The World of Ballet and Dance by Fernau Hall Forward / Preface None
Ballet Theater/Production , Ballet History Publisher The Hamlyn Publishing Group, Limitef , 1970 Pages 140 Extensive photos, mainly B&W, some color
Concise text used sparingly in support of the exquisite photography, a great survey work of its day.