31. [BALLETS RUSSES, BAKST, JONES]

Morris Gest, New York.

A) 31 x 23 cm; [40] pp.: ill. Saddle stitch binding with green twisted cord.

Marbled cardstock wrappers with gilt lettering and design. Coated stock text block is decorated throughout with ornamental frames and photographs of dancers and their performances: V. Nijinsky, L. Lopokova, A. Bolm etc.

The edition contains 13 full-page and 1 double-page spread ill. by L. Bakst: Odalisque from „Scheherazade“; Blue Sultan from „Scheherazade“; 2 maenads; Syrian dancer from „Cléopatre“; Pelerin from „The Blue God“; Almeh from „Scheherazade“; Set design for „Scheherazade“; Jungling from „Scheherazade“; Faun from „L‘Après-Midi d‘un Faune“; Hirte from „Daphnis et Chloe“;  Peri from „Le Peri“; Nymph from „L‘Après-Midi d‘un Faune“; 1 full-page ill. by R. JONES: colored costume design.

Wrappers are slightly rubbed and minorly soiled, with small losses. Losses of the margins, some soiling of the pages. In very good overall condition.

B) 30 x 22,5 cm; [24] pp.: ill. Saddle stitch binding with green twisted cord. Without wrappers. Coated stock text block is decorated throughout with ornamental frames and photographs of dancers and their performances: V. Nijinsky, L. Lopokova, A. Bolm etc.

Text block is soiled occasionally, with few losses and creases. On the p. 21 mounted newspaper article with text and drawings of the 1920. In fair overall condition.

С) 31 x 23,5 cm; [40] pp.: ill. Saddle stitch binding with green twisted cord.

Marbled cardstock wrappers with gilt lettering and design. Coated stock text block is decorated throughout with ornamental frames.

On the inside 15 full-page and 1 double-page spread ill. by L. Bakst: Portrait of Diaghilew; Blue Sultan from „Scheherazade“; Pelerin from „The Blue God“; Odalisque from „Scheherazade“; Jungling from „Scheherazade“; Ephebe from „Narcisse“; Maenad from „Narcisse“; Almeh from „Scheherazade“; Set design for „Scheherazade“; Peri from „Le Peri“; Faun from „L‘Après-Midi d‘un Faune“; Eunuch from „Scheherazade“; Hirte from „Daphnis et Chloe“; False Noble from „Papillons“; Lady from „Papillons“; Nymph from „L‘Après-Midi d‘un Faune“:

Wrappers are slightly rubbed, with small losses and tears. Text block is minorly soiled. In very good overall condition.