Lot 87
- 87
Dance - Russian Ballet
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- A fine group of 25 books on Russian Ballet, all 20th Century, in fine condition, as listed below:
- paper
The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst. London: Fine Art Society, 1913. Folio, frontispiece portrait and 77 plates mounted, uncut. Publisher’s three-quarter vellum, in a red half-calf drop-box; soiled, extremities rubbed, drop-box scuffed. — Andre Levinson. Leon Bakst: The Story of his Life. [Berlin: Selle for] Brentano’s New York: 1922. Folio, mounted plates with printed tissue guards. Original stamped vellum, in a red half-calf drop-box; upper hinge starting, a few small tears in backstrip. Number 214 of 250 copies. — L’Oeuvre de Léon Bakst pour la Belle au Bois Dormant. Paris: Brunhoff, 1922. Portrait by Picasso, 54 colored plates, 3 colored illustrations, all mounted. Original printed wrappers, in a boards slipcase (now perished). Number 217 of 500 copies signed by Bakst and Brunhoff. — Léon Bakst. Visite d’un atelier. 21 printed reproductions of costume drawings mounted in an album [one dated 1904], 4 ¾ x 8 in.; 120 x 203 mm, tan cloth; some spots on the covers. — L’Après-midi d’un Faune, Nijinsky, 1912. Thirty-three photographs by Baron Adolphe de Meyer. Palladium prints by Richard Benson. New York: Eakins, London: Dance Books Ltd., [1978]. Folio. Publisher’s tan cloth portfolio. — M.N. Pozharskaya. The Russian Seasons in Paris. Sketches of the Scenery and Costumes, 1908-1929 [in Russian and English]. Moscow: Iskusstvo Art Publishers, 1988. Oblong folio. Publisher’s black quarter cloth and blue covers, in a purple-tan printed slipcase. — plus 19 more recent others in 20 volumes.
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.