RARE Hardback version of this bilingual Dutch/English book of ballet photography by Hans van Manen.  Published by Nederlands Instituut  voor de Dans.  Lacking dust jacket if issued with one.  STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS OF BALLET DANCERS! with accompanying text in both Dutch and English.  Clean black boards (photo lightened for listing to show blind-stamped front cover).  158 clean and solidly bound glossy pages, no markings anywhere.  

On Hans van Manen from Wikipedia:  "Hans Arthur Gerard van Manen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɑns ˈɑrtyr ˈɣeːrɑrt vɑn ˈmaːnən]; born 11 July 1932) is a Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer and photographer.[1]

He studied under Sonia Gaskell and Françoise Adret. Van Manen wrote many ballets. He worked for the Dutch National Ballet from 1973 to 1985."

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