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233. [BALLETS RUSSES, BEATON, BÉRARD, LAURENCIN, LIDO]

Ballets des Champs-Élysées, October 1945, Paris. Artistic director: Boris Kochno, Ballet Master: Roland Petit

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25th October 2017, 17:00
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Starting price

€ 150

Performances: „Jeu de Cartes“ by I. Stravinsky, „Les Forains“ by H. Soge, „Le Spectre de la Rose“ by M. Fokine and Veber, with principal dancer Jean Babilée. Limited edition (N°427/1000 copies).

N. p. 31 x 25 cm; [14] pp. No binding. Laid paper wrappers with hand cut folding edges (front cover 7,5 cm, back cover 6,5 cm). Thick coated stock text block.

On the inside numerous partly large-format b/w photographs of dancers and their performances by Cécil Beaton and Serge Lido.

On the front cover watercolor illustration by LaurencinInserted laid paper leaf with mounted full-page hand-colored illustration by Bérard.

Inserted Ingres paper leaf with program on October 14, 1945.

Spine is worn, with minor tear of the bottom. Wrappers and text block are slightly rubbed, soiled and slightly yellowed.

In very good condition.