Baron at the Ballet. Introduction and commentary by Arnold L. Haskell. Published by London: Collins, 1950. 1st edition.

Published by London: Collins, 1950. 1st edition. 30 x 23 cm, 222 pp.
EDITION LIMITED TO 50 NUMBERED COPIES SPECIALLY BOUND FOR THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 13), signed and numbered by Baron.
Full blue calf, sides with three-quarter gilt frame border, back, lettered in gilt, gilt top, a good, bright copy. The publisher's slipcase is present with this copy.
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.'' Features over 280 black and white photographs and eight color photos. Sections are devoted to illustrating, describing and assessing the work of many famous ballet companies. And on a more personal level there are two 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 by Arnold L Haskell, foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell. Foreword by Baron.