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A Young Persons Guide to the Ballet by Noel Streatfeild
Forward / Preface None
Childrens Ballet Story and Other
Publisher Fredrick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1975 Pages 123   Many photographs and illustrations, black and white
For advanced readers, a unique and infomative approach to learning about the ballet, some history, traditions, movements, styles, basic positions and movements.

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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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Dance as a Theater Art - Source Readings in Dance History from 1851 to the Present by Selma Jean Cohen
Forward / Preface None
Ballet Theater/Production , Ballet History
Publisher Harper & Row 1974 Pages 224   some photo, illustration, black and white
An impressive and relevant collection of writings by many legends in the history and development of ballet.

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Danseur: The Male in Ballet by Richard Philp and Mary Whitney
Forward / Preface Foreword by Robert Joffrey
Ballet History , Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher A Rutledge Book, McGraw-Hill Book Company 1977 Pages 192   Extensive photographs, black and white
A survey work from the late 1970's, nearly every page has beautiful, well commented photographs of male dancers. The text is rich in historical information relating to the evolution of male ballet dancing.

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I, Maya Plisetskaya by Maya Plisetskaya
Forward / Preface Tim Scholl
Ballet Autobiography
Publisher Yale University Press 2001 Pages 386   Some Photos, black and white
Both humourous and at times bitterly biting, this beautifully writtten autobiography bares the tormented soul of one the the premier Russian ballerinas of the century - a remarkable life and career devoted to ballet.

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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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The Borzoi Book of Ballet by Grace Robert
Forward / Preface None
Ballet History , Ballet Stories
Publisher Alfred A Knopf, Inc. 1952 Pages 362   some photo, black and white
Stories about of about 50 of the more well known ballets.

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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.

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