A MANUAL of The Theory and Practice of

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2nd Edition - Hardcover - C.W. Beaumont. Charing Cross Rd, LONDON - 1932 - Condition: Very Good - No Jacket - New and Revised Edition, 1932. Octavo; red buckram with decoration to front, details to spine - gilt. Corners bumped; general fading, but more particularly to spine and fore-edges. Top edge cut smooth, otherwise deckle-edged. 220pp, sandwiched between two sections with, together, 22pp diagrams of ballet positions recto - each with descriptions on facing page + 22pp Index and Book ads. Printed on heavy paper, ergo a substantial volume. Tight, bright and predominantly foxing and stain-free (a few occasional very pale spots). Contemporary neat name and date to ffep (Loraine Dickson, 1934). CONTENTS: BOOK I, THEORY (+ illustrations); BOOK II, PRACTICE: I. Excercises a la Barre; II, Port de Bras; III, Excercises au Milieu; IV, Adage; V, Allegro (+ illustrations), INDEX. Prefaces to 1st and 2nd editions. PLEASE SEE ACCOMPANYING IMAGES. FREE p&p within the U.K. Additional postage may be requested from buyers outside the U.K. where necessary. (25% of all proceeds from FARRAGO sales donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association) - A MANUAL of The Theory and Practice of Classical Theatrical Dancing (Classical Ballet, Cecchetti Method), by Cyril W. Beaumont and Stanislas Idzikowski, With A Preface by MAESTRO CAV. ENRICO CECCHETTI, and Illustrations by Randolph Shwabe