Description
No Dust Jacket. The Fine binding is tan illustrated paper over boards with color illustration from the ballet Sleeping Beauty (front cover), Cinderella (back cover). Black lettering on covers and spine. Paper Engineering by Ruth Graham. All pop-ups are complete in fine condition, four pop-ups, one three part lift up, all are in color. The binding is tight and pages are clean. Stated: “First published in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster Ltd 1988”. The book measures 11.3″ tall x 8.5″ wide.
About the book (from the cover)
Have you dreamed about becoming a ballet dancer? Where do you start and what does it entail? From ballet school and first steps to Swan Lake and beyond the footlights, see the world of ballet for the first time in three-dimensions. As the figures stand on the page see the positions, steps and movements that form the basis of good posture and sound technique. Find out how it all began and read the stories of famous ballets, full of enchanted princesses and handsome princes, and how they were created. By opening Ballet: First Steps to First Night you can bring the dream to life.
About the author (from the cover)
Craig Dodd has written fourteen books on ballet. Among them are A Young Person’s Guide to the Ballet. The Puffin Book of Ballet and Ballet and Modern Dance. He has also written for The Dancing Times and The Guardian.
