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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [DANCE]. [LIDO, Serge (1906-1984), photographer]. PAGE, Ruth [and] STONE, Bentley [and] LIMON, Jose. Les Ballets Americains Plus 3 Prin

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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [DANCE]. [LIDO, Serge (1906-1984), photographer]. PAGE, Ruth [and] STONE, Bentley [and] LIMON, Jose. Les Ballets Americains, Plus 3 Prints. [Paris: E. Defosse, ca. 1948]. Book is large 4to. Illustrated with black and white photos of ballet dancers. Publisher's plain wrappers, dust jacket.

Condition

Binding worn, torn, toned, hinges starting. Fair. [With:] trio of black and white photos from the 1948 modern ballet production in Monaco, Billy Sunday. Each still approximately 8 1/4 x 10" or a bit smaller. Light rubbing, faint creasing. Fine. Each photo with caption in pencil or pen on verso. This satirical ballet by Page (about the baseball player-turned evangelist, Billy Sunday) was staged by the Ballet Russe in Monaco.

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