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[BAKST, BENOIS, GROSS] BALLET RUSSES in Theatre National de l’Opera, Paris. Season May-July 1914.

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17th September 2021, 18:00
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€ 260

Michel de Brunhoff, Imprimérie Kapp, Paris
31,5 х 24,6 cm; [38] pp.
Cover by Valentine Gross depicting Michael and Vera Fokine in „Scheherazade“ in the costumes by Leon Bakst.
The edition is decorated throughout with gold ornament and contains photographs of Leonide Massine, Vera Fokine, Tamara Karsavina, Michael Fokine.
On the inside numerous black-and-white photographs (including the full-page ones) as well as coloured and black-and-white illustrations of costume and setting sketches by Leone Bakst, Alexandre Benois and other artists for “Schecherazade”, “Legende de Joseph”, "Rossignol" and other performances.
Saddle stitch binding with gold twisted cord. The cover is separated from the block and soiled. In satisfactory overall condition.