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Buy this book on-line J. H. G. / J. H. Gourdoux-Daux / Gourdoux Daux / V. G. Professor of Dancing in Philadelphia : Elements and Principles of the Art of Dancing as used in the polite and Fasionable Circles : Also Rules of Deportment and Descriptions of Manners of Civility Appertainging to That Art [from the French]Philadelphia, Printed by J. F. Hurtel, 1817 / Reprint, A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT ISBN B0006AI4XE
Replica of Original Antique Edition. 93 pages. Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. SUMMARY : A translation of Gourdoux-Daux's Principes de la danse (Paris, 1804 and 1811), this manual is important for its description of steps and step sequences appropriate in the performance of the popular ballroom dance, the quadrille (called cotilion by the author). The quadrille is a series of figures, organized into sets and performed by sets of four couples. The manual begins with discussions on deportment and positions, and continues with descriptions of various steps including assemblé, jeté, echappé, chassé, and glissadé. Step combinations are given for nineteen quadrille figures, such as right and left, hands round, English chain, ladies chain, and balance. Limited edition no. 85 of 250 copies.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover / Pictorial Binding. Jacket: No Dust Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of J. H. G. / J. H. Gourdoux-Daux / Gourdoux Daux / V. G. Professor of Dancing in Philadelphia : Elements and Principles of the Art of Dancing as used in the polite and Fasionable Circles : Also Rules of Deportment and Descriptions of Manners of Civility Appertainging to That Art [from the French]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. J. H. G. / J. H. Gourdoux-Daux / Gourdoux Daux / V. G. Professor of Dancing in Philadelphia : Elements and Principles of the Art of Dancing as used in the polite and Fasionable Circles : Also Rules of Deportment and Descriptions of Manners of Civility Appertainging to That Art [from the French]Philadelphia, Printed by J. F. Hurtel, 1817 / Reprint, A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT ISBN B0006AI4XE
Replica of Original Antique Edition. 93 pages. Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. SUMMARY : A translation of Gourdoux-Daux's Principes de la danse (Paris, 1804 and 1811), this manual is important for its description of steps and step sequences appropriate in the performance of the popular ballroom dance, the quadrille (called cotilion by the author). The quadrille is a series of figures, organized into sets and performed by sets of four couples. The manual begins with discussions on deportment and positions, and continues with descriptions of various steps including assemblé, jeté, echappé, chassé, and glissadé. Step combinations are given for nineteen quadrille figures, such as right and left, hands round, English chain, ladies chain, and balance. Limited edition no. 91 of 250 copies.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft Cover / Pictorial Binding. Jacket: No Dust Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of J. H. G. / J. H. Gourdoux-Daux / Gourdoux Daux / V. G. Professor of Dancing in Philadelphia : Elements and Principles of the Art of Dancing as used in the polite and Fasionable Circles : Also Rules of Deportment and Descriptions of Manners of Civility Appertainging to That Art [from the French]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, rare books, atlases, livres d'occasion and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |