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The Untold Story; The Life of Isadora Duncan, 1921-1927
by Desti, Mary (Text and Introduction by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Cover sun-fade, spill discoloration, front. Spine end wear. Slight front board wobble.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Horace Liveright., 1929. 3rd printing in year of first.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Cover sun-fade, spill discoloration, front. Spine end wear. Slight front board wobble.. Berger, Paul (1911 B&W portrait of Duncan in Paris with her daughter).. 1 Tan cloth over boards; black and gold cover, spine graphics, titles. xiv p., 1 l., 17-281 p. 23 cm. B&W Portraits, Plates, Facsimiles. Top page block black dye; outside block deckled. Paper quality: off-white textured. Artist and dancer Isadora Duncan wrote her autobiography, ending her story in 1921. She had become known as finding her inspiration in "the long sealed in the secret archives of sculptural Greece". Her friend and biographer Mary Desti continues her story, particularly in Russia. In 1927, Duncan was tragically killed when starting out with Buggatti (sp. ? ) in his open car, her trailing scarf was caught in the mechanism, and snapped her neck immediately on departure. Duncan had become a sensation for her artistic performance and teaching.
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- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Mus0920011455
- Title
- The Untold Story; The Life of Isadora Duncan, 1921-1927
- Author
- Desti, Mary (Text and Introduction by)
- Illustrator
- Berger, Paul (1911 B&W portrait of Duncan in Paris with her daughter).
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Cover sun-fade, spill discoloration, front. Spine end wear. Slight front board wobble.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd printing in year of first.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Berger, Paul, photographer|Sensation for her artistic performance and teaching|France, Russia, America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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