CHOREOGRAPHY BY GEORGE BALANCHINE: A CATALOGUE OF WORKS

NY: The Eakins Press Foundation, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. First edition, limited to 2000 copies. As new copy, in clear acetate wrapper, in light cardboards slipcase as issued. 4to, tan rough-weave cloth, green label w. gilt titles spine, 407, (2). Inscribed by Lincoln Kirstein on the colophon in rear with best wishes to a friend and supporter and dated by him October 1983. The Russian-born Balanchine (1904 - 1983) was the leading choreographer of American ballet and founder of the School of American Ballet. Lincoln Kirstein (1907 -1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as co-founder of the New York City Ballet.