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Noverre, Jean Georges
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Noverre, Jean Georges
- Lettres sur la danse, sur les ballets et les arts (Observations sur la construction d'une salle d'opéra, et programme de ballets). St Petersburg: Jean Charles Schnoor, 1803-1804
- Paper
4 volumes, 4to (254 x 190mm.), engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Saunders, errata list at end of each volume, contemporary Russian red morocco gilt with Russian imperial arms, flat spines gilt, gilt edges, a few extremities very slightly rubbed
Provenance
"Bibliothèque de Tsarskoe Selo", armorial stamp on each title-page; F. Roth & Cie, Lausanne, bookseller's ticket on front pastedowns (from their 1942 Catalogue de Beaux Livres, no. 129)
Literature
Magriel p.115; Niles & Leslie p.389 ("Certainly the most beautiful and perhaps the most complete of all the editions of Noverre")
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The magnificent dedication copy, bound for Tsar Alexander I and from the library at Tsarskoe Selo.
Noverre's seminal work on modern ballet was first published in 1760 in Stuttgart, where he had founded the Stuttgart Ballet for the court of the Duke of Württemberg. This edition includes, for the first time, the libretti of twenty-two ballets by Noverre. Charles le Picq, a pupil of Noverre in Stuttgart, became principal choreographer at the court in St Petersburg and used his influence with the Tsar to have this edition published on Noverre's behalf.