1968. Haags Gemeentemuseum. Ballet in Beeld bij Bakst. Amsterdam, 1968. [24]p, several ills. Very good paperbound (front cover faded). In Dutch. ** Exhibition catalogue for the centenary of Ballets Russes designer Leon Bakst. Texts by "LJFW" and Giulia Veronesi (reprinted from another source). Checklist of 108 works. Can be sent... More
1961. Dance Perspectives. Index to Dance Perspectives 5-8 & Current Bibliography for Dance, 1960. Brooklyn, 1961. 29p, 1 cover ill. Good paperbound (shelfsoil, short closed tear to top of front cover). ** Compiled by Selma Jeanne Cohen, Sheppard Black, and others. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate. More
1939. Wildenstein & Co. Exhibition of Drawings by Joseph Sima Illustrating Shakespeare's "Hamlet." London, January 1939. [4]p, no ills. Very good stapled paperbound (slight cover soil). ** Checklist of 20 drawings. Sima was a Czech-French surrealist and a founder of the Le Grand Jeu artists' group and periodical. Scarce. Can... More
1998. Van der Keuken, Johan, with Francois Albera. Johan Van der Keuken: Aventures d'un Regard: Films Photos Textes. Paris: Cahiers du Cinema 1998. 240p, many photos, a few in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (edges torn). In French. ** Memoirs of film, personalities, and adventures in the wide-ranging... More
1985. Hansen, Robert C. Scenic and Costume Design for the Ballets Russes. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press 1985. 231p, 70 black-and-white ills. As new hardcover. No d.j., as issued. (Theater and Dramatic Studies, 30) ** Excellent survey of the artistic contributions to the Ballets Russes of Benois, Bakst, Roerich, Depero... More
1939. Jacques Seligmann & Co. The Stage: A Loan Exhibition for the Benefit of The Public Education Association. NY, 1939. Text by theatrical designer Lee Simonson. 35p + 43 ills. Good paperbound (cover edges chipped, faded). No. 1172 of 1200 copies. ** European and American paintings and works on paper... More
1982. Sotheby Parke Bernet, N.Y. Modern, Haitian and Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture. Including a Selection of Ballet, Old Master and 19th Century Drawings. Auction cat. (sale number 4849M), March 27, 1982. N.p. (264 lots), many ills. Good paperbound. ** The sale offered the property of various owners, including... More
1996. Colby, Virginia Reed, and James. B. Atkinson. Footprints of the Past: Images of Cornish, New Hampshire & the Cornish Colony. Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society 1996. 525p, over 130 ills., several in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** "Brings together for the first time the biographies... More
1967. Daulte, Francois. Michel Larionov. Lyon: Musee de Lyon 1967. N.p., 21 pls., 1 in color. Good paperbound. University library discard: shelf label on front cover, ink stamps on inside covers; date slip removed. Light crease to front cover. In French. ** Comprehensive exhibition catalogue of 101 works from throughout... More
1970. Como, William, ed. Dancemagazine: March 1970. 114p, many photos and ads. Good to very good paperbound (pages age yellowed, light shelfwear). ** This issue of "the world's largest dance publication" features reviews and articles on Merce Cunningham & Company, Judith Reece in John Cranko's Stuttgart Ballet, Arthur Mitchell and... More
1967. Tyler, Parker. The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew. NY: Fleet 1967. 1st ed. 504p, many ills. + 4 color pls. (1 folding). Good hardcover (first few pages damp-spotted; fore-edges foxed) in good d.j. (edges torn, soiled). ** Innovative pyscho-biography of the Russian-born portrait painter, theater designer, and mystic thinker;... More
1939. Maggs Bros., Paris. Affiches romantiques illustrees: Accompagnees de quelques livres romantiques. Catalogue 13, 1939. 44p + several ills. (256 entries). Good paperbound (covers lightly soiled). ** Bookseller's catalogue of ca. 230 French romantic posters (for the theater, books, etc.) and 27 books of the period. Can be sent outside... More
1978. Crabbet Park. Crabbet Arabian Stud, 1924. Facsimile reprint, printed in sepia. No publishing data [ca. 1978]. 48p, many photos. Very good paperbound (a little cover edge wear; internally fine). ** Describes ca. 60 mares and stallions at stud in 1924, with photos of most of them. Can be sent... More
2018. Weiss, Ulrike Elisabeth, and Claudia P. Pfeiffer. Sidesaddle 1690-1935. Middleburg, VA: National Sporting Library & Museum 2018. 117p, over 60 ills., most of them large color pls. New paperbound. ** Catalogue of an important exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculpture covering 250 years of women riding aside in the... More
1982. The Pyramid Society. The Pyramid Society Breeders' Sale I. Lexington: Kentucky Horse Park 1982. 28p, over 20 photos (10 mares for sale, reference stallions). Text by Judith Forbis. Good paperbound, tied with cord. Light shelfwear, staining, and creasing. ** The first Pyramid sale, offering "ten of the most impeccably... More
1974. Craver, Charles C., III. At the Beginning. Hillview, IL: Author 1974. [16]p, several photos. Very good paperbound. ** Historical essay that unravels the contributions of the early importers of the Arabian to America--especially Borden, Davenport, and Brown. Craver was a dedicated breeder of Davenport Arabians, and Craver Farms continues... More
1970. [Crabbet Park]. The Crabbet Arabian Stud. No publishing data [ca. 1970s?]. 8p, 1 photo. Good paperbound (rust around staples). ** Facsimile reprint of this promotional brochure for the stud farm, first published ca. 1900-1910? Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate. More
2018. Barbier, Dominique, and Keron Psillas. Riding with Oliveira: My Time with the Mestre--Forty Years Later. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2018. 188p, many photos, many in color. New hardcover in d.j. ** Barbier traces the arc of his riding life and study with "mestre" Nuno Oliveira, three of his... More
1989. Arabian Horse Trust. The Art Auction: The Third Collection. Scottsdale, AZ, 1989. 16p, color ills. of most of the 19 paintings and sculptures to be auctioned. Very good paperbound. ** Includes a portrait of Mirage by George Ford Morris, and one orientalist painting each by Schreyer and Fremiet. Can... More
1923. Waring, J.W. (publisher). The Official Horse Show Blue Book: Vol. 17. NY, 1923. 327p, many photos and ads for equestrian and luxury goods (riding apparel, hotels, furs, ocean cruises, etc.). Good hardcover (front hinge neatly reinfored with tape). ** "Containing complete summaries of all recognized horse shows in the... More
1922. Waring, J.W. (publisher). The Official Horse Show Blue Book: Vol. 16. NY, 1922. 342p, many photos and ads for equestrian and luxury goods (riding apparel, hotels, furs, ocean cruises, etc.). Good hardcover (outer pages lightly foxed). ** "Containing complete summaries of all recognized horse shows in the United States;... More
1998. Nagel, Hans Joachim. Hanan: The Story of an Arabian Mare and of the Arabian Breed. Northleach, UK: Alexander Heriot 1998. x, 277p, many photos, most in color. Very good hardcover; no d.j. A few pages show offsetting from the facing pages, as printed. ** On the history of the... More
1899. Magner, D. Magner's ABC Guide to Sensible Horseshoeing. Akron: Werner 1899. 130p, over 150 line ills. + 17 tinted pls. Fair hardcover; no d.j., as issued. Covers stained and rubbed; endpapers and some pages soiled; marginal tear from old paperclip; one closed tear neatly mended; a little penciling; binding... More
1978. Fairfax-Blakeborough, Noel, ed. "J.F-B": The Memoirs of Jack Fairfax-Blakeborough, O.B.E., M.C.. London: J.A. Allen 1978. 196p + 13 ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Long full life of one of the great men of English horse racing--journalist, amateur rider, owner and trainer, steward, judge and administrator, etc...... More
2001. Ekins, Anne. Bits & Pieces [and] Stirrups, Spurs & Status Symbols: Saddlery Catalogue, vols. 1 and 2. Horsham, UK: Horsham Museum 2001, 2002. Each volume is ca. [60-70]p, with many photos. All photocopied, as issued. Very good paperbound, comb or spiral bound (bottom link of one plastic binding is... More
