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Sydney: Murray. Publishers original black cloth with silver lettering on spine. Cloth has slight bubbling due to previous dampness. Dustwrapper: unclipped, closed tear and chip to bottom of front cover, chip to top of front cover, small loss and staining to bottom edge of back cover, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions, staining along binging edge, offset to endpapers. SIGNED and inscribed BY AUTHOR to title page. Frontis: b/w drawing by Constable of Aboriginal woman in dance 175pp. profusely illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book is a culmination of years of intensive research and experience by the author that gives a brisk survey of many fascinating fields of dance. From the high art of Covent Garden and the Bolshoi Theatre to the throbbing rituals of Australia's central desert, from the traditional intricacies of oriental dance forms to the stark force and impact of the modern creative movement. Each will hold the interest with authoritative facts, historic details and many photographs. Every one who is interested in dance, and those too, who have a fringe interest and want the means to a deeper understanding will value this book.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.