Svetlov, Valerien - Book "Tamara Karsavina" 1911 Unsigned Photos - Opera inscribed and dated in 1954

inscribed and dated in 1954

also ballet mistress

Scans show front and verso with autograph

spotted rust and binding residues on the left border

Svetlov, Valerien - Book "Tamara Karsavina" 1911 Unsigned Photos - Opera inscribed and dated in 1954First English edition of this classic ballet book by Valerien Svetlov, published by C. W. Beaumont, London, 1922. Volume dedicated to a biography of famous dancer Tamara Karsavina (1885 1978), a total of 148 numbered pages plus extras, with many full page illustrations, some in color and others in sepia tone. Original hard covers, 8. 5 x 12. 4 inches, some wear on covers, spotted stains in title pages, in very good condition.