206. [BALLETS RUSSES, BAKST, BEATON, BÉRARD, GONCHAROVA, HUGO, LOURIE, MESSEL, MIRÓ, SERT]
Basil´s Ballet Russes de Monte-Carlo, 5th American Season, October–April 1937 – 1938: „Les Femmes de Bonne Humeur“, „The Golden Cockerel“, „Children’s Games“.
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25th October 2017, 17:00Starting price
€ 200
Spotlite Publicity Features, New York.
31 x 24 cm; [76, 4] pp.: ill. Saddle stitch binding with violet twisted cord.. Coated stock edition with gloss transparent dust jacket.
Illustration by Bérard on the front cover.
The edition is illustrated with numerous b/w portrait photographs of dancers, including large-format photographs, and illustrations: 2 ill. by Messel, 2 ill. by Bakst ( Les Femmes de bonne humeur), 2 ill. by Beaton, 2 ill. by Bérard, 2 ill. by Goncharova ( The Golden Cockerel), 3 ill. by Hugo, 2 ill. by Lourie, 1 ill. by Sert, 1 ill. by Miró (Children's Games).
Inserted double-sided program on November 29, 1938: Coppelia, Gaité Parisienne.
Wrappers are detached, with tear of the top edge (ca. 5 cm), water stains and foxing on the verso. Extremities of the wrappers are bumped and age browned. Text block is in very good condition.
In very good condition.