Svetlov, Valerien - Book "Tamara Karsavina" 1911 price-reduced creator of the title role

creator of the title role in The Merry Widow in 1905

Program for her only recital at Gran Teatro del Liceu

he grew up in Moscow studying at the Moscow Conservatory and after his emigration in 1977

shown in performance: Michael Nesmith

beautifully framed with a photo of him and a tin plate advertising his shows

Svetlov, Valerien - Book "Tamara Karsavina" 1911 price-reduced creator of the title roleFirst 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.