The Memoirs of Lydia Sokolova: Dancing for Diaghilev

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Remarks on Condition : Notes on Condition: Good, Dust Jacket: good with some shelf wear, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,

A fascinating autobiography by Lydia Sokolova, published by John Murray in 1960. The book chronicles Sokolovas career as a ballet dancer in the famous Ballets Russes, directed by Sergei Diaghilev. The book reveals the artistic, personal, and political dramas that shaped the world of ballet in the early 20th century. The book has 287 pages. Additional remarks, sun-faded spine, yellowed dust jacket, light tanning on front endpaper, yellowing on back endpaper.