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Dancing in All Ages
Edward Scott
1899
Swan Sonnenschein & Co : London
8.5" by 5.5"
vi, 208pp.
SUMMARY
A charming first edition of Edward Scott's study of dance throughout history.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Uncommon
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
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Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
Written by the eminent English Dancing Master Edward Scott, this text provides a comprehensive study of Dance throughout the ages and throughout the world, complete with details of musical notation.
With a colour plate frontispiece, 'from the picture by Watteau in the Dulwich Gallery' and demonstrative vignettes throughout the work.
Featuring an ink inscription by prior owner to the title page:
'Millie Wiven
1906'.
CONDITION
In a blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with some shelfwear only. Slight bumping to the extremities and head and tail of spine. Dampstaining to lower extremity of front board. Booksellers label to rear pastedown, 'The Times Book Club'. Offsetting of booksellers label to verso of rear free-endpaper. Internally generally firmly bound though tender in places. Pages bright and clean with just some slight age toning to the edges and the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Largely uncut pages. Ink inscription to title page offset to tissue guard of frontispiece. Crease to outer upper corner of frontispiece, not affecting the image. Offsetting to page 208.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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