THE BOOK OF THE DANCE
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1916. First Edition. Cloth. (xvii) 227 (3) pp. Profusely illustrated from Genthe's photographs, some in color. Index, identifying individual dancers, including Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis. Foreword by Arnold Genthe Includes essay "On With The Dance by Shaemas O Sheel. Brown Cloth. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2". Many photographs of dancers in animated poses. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-American self-taught photographer. When in San Francisco, he took many photographs of Chinatown prior to the 1906 earthquake and fire. In the Foreword, Genthe writes that his purpose in creating this book was "...to show some of the phases of modern dance tendencies that could be recorded in a pictorially interesting manner". A Near Fine copy (rubbed from handling; slightly cocked), now in a custom clear mylar jacket. Near Fine / Custom Clear Mylar. Item #3085
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