Ballet [RARE BOOKS]

Mentor Books (New American Library) [Published date: 1949]. Mass market paperback, 221 pp. Includes a 12 page section in the middle with b&w photo reproductions. [Excerpts of review from rear cover] Agnes de Mille: ". . . the best book on ballet dancing I have ever read. It is comprehensive, {actually correct, just, and expert. It is the only work of its kind not warped by personal enthusiasms and prejudice. It is also extremely pleasant and easy to read." Louis Bromfield: "The book is absolutely required reading not only for anyone interested in the ballet but in American culture and civilization." Aaron Copland: ". . . full of information that I am sure will be invaluable for all balletomanes." Merle Armitage: "It is a must for every American dancer, no matter of what school, and it bristles with their kind of vitality "