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(Y)Ekaterina Maximova
appears in a photograph or photograph(s) in the following book(s)...

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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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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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Ballet Mystique: Behind the Glamour of the Ballet Russe by George Zoritch ed. by Renee Renouf
Forward / Preface Introduction by Vladimir Vasiliev, Authors preface
Ballet Autobiography
Publisher Cynara Editions, Mountain View, California 2000 Pages 306   Many photographs, black and white
Another extraordinarily well composed ballet autobiography, covers the expansive period - the present going back to the post Diaghilev Ballet Russe; fascinating reading.

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Classes in Classical Ballet by Asaf Messerer
Forward / Preface Maya Plisetskaya
Classical Ballet Technique - Movement and Instruction
Publisher Doubleday & Company, Inc. prepared by Novosti - Moscow 1972, 1975 Pages 494   Extensive photos, black and white
A landmark work - includes mens and womens class work, information is easy to locate. Based on Bolshoi technique.

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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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The Authorized Bolshoi Ballet Book of Spartacus by Yuri Grigorovich and Victor V. Vanslow
Forward / Preface Author
Ballet Stories , Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher T.F.H. Publications, Inc, Ltd. 1990 Pages 93   Extensive photos, color
A lavishly photographed book of this ballet on stage with the Bolshi Ballet in Moscow, Russia.

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The Bolshoi - Opera and Ballet at the Greatest Theater in Russia by Boris Pokrovsky and Yuri Grigorovich
Forward / Preface None
Ballet Stories , Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Park Lane 1978, 1979 Pages 238   Extensive photos, color
A lavishly photographed book, short history of the Bolshoi. Mostly photos of Opera and Ballet.

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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 World of Ballet by Oleg Kerensky
Forward / Preface None
Ballet History
Publisher Coward-mcCann, Inc 1970 Pages 302   Many photos, black and white
Attempt to capture the excitement of the 1970s performing ballet scene.

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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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