Memorable balls. / Illustrated by Walter Goetz
1954, First Edition. London : D. Verschoyle. Very good library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. On endpapers, some minor library markings remain, along with wear from the removal of library materials. Remains well-preserved overall; internally tight, bright, and clean. Item #450444
Physical description; 116 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Contents; Preface / James Laver -- Le Bal des Ardents (1393) / Harold Acton -- The Paradise of Ludovico Il Moro (1490) / Stella Mary Pearce -- The Eve of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (1572) / François Boucher -- The Masque and Reels at the Marriage of Princess Elizabeth / Graham Reynolds -- The Grade Fête d'Amour at Versailles (1664) / John Russell -- The Marriage of the Dauphin (1745) / R. Harcourt-Smith -- The Jubilee Masquerade at Ranelagh (1749) / R.W. Ketton-Cremer -- The Waterloo Ball (1815) / Alan Pryce-Jones -- The Sultan's Ball at Constantinople (1956) / Gerald de Gaury -- The 'Orgies of Compiègne' (1867) / Christopher Sykes -- The Poiret Ball (1910) / James Laver. Subjects; Balls (Parties) Europe History. Dance Europe History. Costume History.
Price: €48.00