PROPERT, WALTER A. The Russian Ballet in Western Europe 1909-1920 63 illustrations, most in color. Folio, rebound in 1/4 gilt-lettered grey cloth over marbled boards; scattered foxing, occasional tape repairs to marginal tears. first english language american edition. number 48 of 450 copies. sold as is. A classic work on the original designers, costumes, musicians, and dancers of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes from its founding in 1909. The plates are designs after Bakst, Picasso, Larionov, Gontcharova, Matisse, Derain, and many others. New York and London, 1921