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(SHAWN, Ted) DREIER, Katherine S.

Shawn the Dancer.

Forward by H. Niedecken-Gebhard. Introduction by Hans Hildebrandt. Reproductions of photographs by Ralph Hawkins, Rudolf, Robertson, Binder, Does, Hirano, Mortensen, Townsend, Hiller, Muray, Sunami, Snyder, White Studios, Selby Studios, Bigelow and Arthur Kales.

Publisher: New York: Societe Anonyme, Museum of Modern Art, 1933

Stock code: 60990

Price: £275 Currency Conversion

First edition, first printing. Number 20 of an unknown number of copies specially bound. Signed by Dreier, Niedecken-Gebhard, and Hildebrandt. Inscribed by Shawn on the front free endpaper "To Lucien Price with homage, gratitude and very genuine affection from T. Shawn. November 1933".

Quarto. Original full vellum, titles to spine and upper board in blue. With the original patterned slipcase. Colour frontispiece from painting by the author and illustrations from photos throughout. A fine copy.

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