Toys, Collectibles and Retro
Lot 295:
Description
A collection of twenty-two uniform paperback booklets or thin monograph volumes comprising the Handbooks of European National Dances series. Each volume features a standardized design with paper covers in various pastel colors including red, yellow, blue, pink, green, and gray. The spines display repeating monogram typography patterns, typically ‘P’ and ‘J’ or ‘T’. The covers feature colored illustrations depicting figures in traditional regional dress. Visible titles include Dances of England & Wales, Dances of Czechoslovakia, Dances of Greece, Dances of Austria, Dances of The Netherlands, Dances of Yugoslavia, Dances of Italy, Dances of Norway, Dances of France, and The Pyrenees. Authorship is attributed across various volumes to individuals including Karpeles & Blake, Helen Wolska, George Buday, Lorenzen & Jeppesen, and Bianca Galanti.
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