Vintage Ballet Ephemera - Programmes, Brochures and Magazines 

All items are used and a range of conditions from acceptable to very good. Where additional items such as flyers and ticket stubs are included, I have notated this in the individual listing below and photos.

GRADING

Very Good - minor defects, faults or wear to cover, pages & dust jacket if present; only light creasing to spine; light tanning to pages; if writing present at front, it is in pencil

Good - average book, complete & intact; faults may include: heavier creasing to spine & page tanning, bumping, foxing (yellow/brown marks) & cover fading; may be small stamp / sticker or writing in pen at front of book

Fair - below average but better than acceptable

Acceptable - book with complete text pages (incl. maps, plates) but may lack endpapers; may have heavy creasing, marks, bumping & foxing; edges & corners of covers / pages may be damaged; covers may feature stickers or sticker remains, etc; binding may be weak or splitting with 1 or 2 loose pages; book may show some signs of poor storage, possibly in a damp environment; may be ex-library

Poor - book that is sufficiently worn that its only merit is the complete text, which will be legible; multiple pages or page blocks may have come loose

Russian Ballet in London 1938 *Detached cover*, Acceptable, Front cover detached, foxing and tears rear cover,

Original Ballet Russe Season 1940 - 41 US Tour, Good, creasing and wear down spine

Ballet 1946 - 1947 Covent Garden Books, Good, writing inside page

Sadler's Wells 1st US Appearance 1949, Good, Tape on inside of cover - tear to cover

Sadler's Wells 1st Coast - Coast Tour 1950 - 51, Very good, small tear to bottom of spine and wear to top

Sadler's Wells Ballet 1931 - 1956 Record 1956, Fair, creasing on covers, writing on multiple pages

Raymonda London 1965, Good, creasing front cover, includes 2 copies of programme sheet

A Gala Performance of the Royal Ballet London 1968, Very good

Rudolf Nureyev American Classical Ballet 1971, Good, writing on cover

Tokyo Ballet Company 1973, Fair, heavy wear around staples, stain front cover

Lilian Baylis Centenary Festival 1974, Very good, includes programme sheet

Sleeping Beauty Nureyev Manchester 1975, Very good

An Evening of Ballet with Margot Fonteyn 1976, Very good, includes programme sheet

The Merry Widow Australian Ballet 1976, Very good, includes 2 programme sheets

Nureyev & Friends London 1977, Very good, includes flyer, curling to top right corner

The Scottish Ballet 1976 - 1977, Very good

La Festival Noureev Palais Des Sports 1977, Very good

Rudolf Nureyev & Dutch National Ballet 1978, Very good

Rudolf Noureev Romeo Et Juliette London 1978, Good, writing on cover and cast sheet

Rudolf Nureyev Homage to Diaghliev 1979, Very good

London Festival Ballet 1979, Very Good

Nureyev & Friends Waikiki Shell 1981, Very good

Chatelet Theatre Musical De Paris 1982, Very good

Nureyev & Matsuyama Ballet 1983, Very good

Rudolf Noureev Opera De Paris 1983, Very good

Nureyev Homage to Diaghilev Manchester 1985, Very good

Nureyev & Matsuyama Ballet Tokyo 1985, Very good

Rudolph Nurejew German Language Est 1985, Very good

Don Quichotte Opera De Paris 1986, Very good, writing on programme, Complete evening pack includes card cover, programme insert and ticket stub

Rudolf Nureyev Homage to Diaghilev London 1987, Very good, writing inside first page

Rudolf Nureyev The King & I 1989, Very good

A Dance Spectacular Sadler's Wells 1990, Very good, crease on cover, includes newspaper cutting about the event

The Maddermarket Theatre History 1992, Very good

Les Liaisons Dangereuses Sadler's Wells 2005 Very good, includes 4 flyers, article from Metro Life on Adam Cooper and 9 additonal cuttings from newspapers about the ballet

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Photographs are of the actual books for sale - I never use stock photos. I always try to capture any defects in the photos and description to give you confidence in the quality of the item. If there is an angle or detail you're particularly interested in, let me know and I'm happy to send additional photos as soon as I'm able.

Comics are freshly bagged and boarded before shipping. Graphic novels and magazines are bagged where possible (occasionally over sized items are too large for comic bags). Books are protected with a mix of bubblewrap, cardboard and bags depending on size. 

Comics and magazines are packed securely with additional cardboard layers to ensure you receive the item in the condition it was sent. I use recycled cardboard where possible to keep packaging costs down. Bundles of 5 or more comics are sent in cardboard mailers. 

While I cannot be held responsible for items lost in the post, all items are sent tracked and in the unlikely event that something goes missing I can help in investigating.

If you are buying multiple items from me, ebay should give you the option to combine the postage costs. If this does not appear for you on checkout (ebay sometimes doesn't give this option) please message me once you order to highlight this and I will issue you a refund for the excess postage once I package your items up.

Feel free to message me if you have any queries about any items. I hope you enjoy the books, magazines and comics.