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Sorell, Walter : Looking Back In Wonder: Diary Of A Dance Critic

Columbia University Press, New York City, NY, 1986

ISBN 0231062788

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 284 pages. The legendary dance critic/historian's landmark memoirs. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only by a University Press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Walter Sorell's "Looking Back In Wonder". A major yet under-appreciated dance critic. Walter Sorrell has plenty of reason to look back in wonder because he covered the Golden Age of dance in America, notably the rise and eventual dominance of The New York City Ballet. Best-known for "The Dance Has Many Faces", a collection of essays on ballet and dance which he edited, this very personal book is a touchstone for lovers of one of the most sublime creations of man. "Dance is life; dance is about the essence and vitality of life" (Walter Sorell). An absolute "must-have" title for dance lovers/collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the finest American dance critics of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO ARLENE CROCE AND JOAN ACOCELLA TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0231062788.

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