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Gods Who Dance
Author: Shawn, Ted
Title: Gods Who Dance
Publication: New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1929
Edition: First edition
Description: 24x17cm, 208pp. Frontis, photographs, bibliography. Signed by Ted Shawn on the ffep. Publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in black in illustrated jacket. Boards rubbed along edges, spine a bit dulled. Former owner's name to ffep else clean internally. Jacket with shallow chipping at spine ends, darkening to spine, and edge wear. Very good.
Signed first edition of this book from modern dance pioneer, Ted Shawn (1891-1972). Copiously illustrated with photographs, the book reads as a travel narrative of Shawn and his wife, Ruth St. Denis's trip to India, China, Japan, Burma, Java, Tibet, Ceylon, and North Africa. Shawn and his dancers from the Los Angeles Denishawn School, which he opened in 1915, performed in each country and also observed the traditional dances and techniques. Uncommon in the beautiful art deco jacket and signed. .
Seller ID: 5762
Subject: Music and Performing Arts
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