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551 - Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo: 17 official programs. Various editions, 1932–1955. 4to (a few small stains, spots, and/or marks; some loose pages; overall in good condition). Stapled, illustrated covers (minor tears, spots, or cracks on the covers, particularly around the staples; two cover sections detached). Cover illustrations by A. Derain, Chr. Bérard, H. Matisse, A. Benois, S. Dalí, B. Aronson, E. Berman, J. de Botton, D. Tanning, Cagli, R. Dufy, B. Lamotte. Color or black-and-white reproductions of set and costume designs by Derain, Bérard, Miró, de Beaumont, Dalí, Tchelitcheff, Berman, Picasso, Benois, Chaney, Doboujinsky, etc. Numerous black-and-white photographs of ballet dancers, including Massine, Lifar, Danilova, Lifar, Massine, Platoff, Slavenska, Toumanova, and Youskevitch. 1. 2 French programs: 1932 season at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; seasons 1939 at the Théâtre national du Palais de Chaillot. - 2. 1 UK program: seasons 1938 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. - 3. 14 US programs: seasons 1938–1939, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–1943, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–1948, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, and 1954–55 (?). Joined, same company: 3 individual programs for performances at the Portland Public Auditorium (February 1955). (20 items)

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€200 - 300

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30%

Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo: 17 official programs. Various editions, 1932–1955. 4to (a few small stains, spots, and/or marks; some loose pages; overall in good condition). Stapled, illustrated covers (minor tears, spots, or cracks on the covers, particularly around the staples; two cover sections detached). Cover illustrations by A. Derain, Chr. Bérard, H. Matisse, A. Benois, S. Dalí, B. Aronson, E. Berman, J. de Botton, D. Tanning, Cagli, R. Dufy, B. Lamotte. Color or black-and-white reproductions of set and costume designs by Derain, Bérard, Miró, de Beaumont, Dalí, Tchelitcheff, Berman, Picasso, Benois, Chaney, Doboujinsky, etc. Numerous black-and-white photographs of ballet dancers, including Massine, Lifar, Danilova, Lifar, Massine, Platoff, Slavenska, Toumanova, and Youskevitch. 1. 2 French programs: 1932 season at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; seasons 1939 at the Théâtre national du Palais de Chaillot. - 2. 1 UK program: seasons 1938 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. - 3. 14 US programs: seasons 1938–1939, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–1943, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–1948, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, and 1954–55 (?). Joined, same company: 3 individual programs for performances at the Portland Public Auditorium (February 1955). (20 items)

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Old and rare books, literature, autographs, archives
Thursday, December 3
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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