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558 - Ballets des Champs-Élysées: 4 richly illustrated program booklets. Paris, various publishers, 1946–1949. In-4°. Loose sheets or bound, with illustrated covers (scuffs, minor stains and foxing, some margin wear). Good overall condition. Luxurious program booklets chronicling the activities of this company under the artistic direction of Boris Kochno: 1946 (2 different programs), 1946–1947, and 1949. With texts by Jean Cocteau, Elsa Triolet, Louis Jouvet, and Boris Kochno. Rich and vivid cover illustrations by Christian Bérard (2), Marie Laurencin, and Stanislas Lepri. Numerous reproductions of dance scenes, costumes, and ballet sets, including many full-page or double-page color plates: sets by Malclès for “La fiancée du diable,” by Clavé for “Los Caprichos,” by Laurencin for “Le déjeuner sur l’herbe,” as well as a self-portrait by Chr. Bérard. Photographs of ballet dancers by Brassaï, Gyon Mili, Lipnitski, Serge Lido, etc. Two of the booklets are numbered (nos. 589 and 743). Included is an earlier program from the same theater and under the same artistic direction: *Les Ballets 1933* by Georges Balanchine. In-4°. Paperback, printed cover with brown silk cord (cover discolored). Numerous color illustrations based on the sets and costumes by Chr. Bérard, A. Derain, P. Tchelitchew, etc. Includes a concert program from the Salle Gaveau, dated June 20, 1933: “La sérénade” (featuring Lotte Lenja, Alfredo Casella, etc.). (5 pcs).
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Ballets des Champs-Élysées: 4 richly illustrated program booklets. Paris, various publishers, 1946–1949. In-4°. Loose sheets or bound, with illustrated covers (scuffs, minor stains and foxing, some margin wear). Good overall condition. Luxurious program booklets chronicling the activities of this company under the artistic direction of Boris Kochno: 1946 (2 different programs), 1946–1947, and 1949. With texts by Jean Cocteau, Elsa Triolet, Louis Jouvet, and Boris Kochno. Rich and vivid cover illustrations by Christian Bérard (2), Marie Laurencin, and Stanislas Lepri. Numerous reproductions of dance scenes, costumes, and ballet sets, including many full-page or double-page color plates: sets by Malclès for “La fiancée du diable,” by Clavé for “Los Caprichos,” by Laurencin for “Le déjeuner sur l’herbe,” as well as a self-portrait by Chr. Bérard. Photographs of ballet dancers by Brassaï, Gyon Mili, Lipnitski, Serge Lido, etc. Two of the booklets are numbered (nos. 589 and 743). Included is an earlier program from the same theater and under the same artistic direction: *Les Ballets 1933* by Georges Balanchine. In-4°. Paperback, printed cover with brown silk cord (cover discolored). Numerous color illustrations based on the sets and costumes by Chr. Bérard, A. Derain, P. Tchelitchew, etc. Includes a concert program from the Salle Gaveau, dated June 20, 1933: “La sérénade” (featuring Lotte Lenja, Alfredo Casella, etc.). (5 pcs).
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