A book which will inspire, enlighten and delight all who love the ballet. A born story-teller, Louis Untermeyer unfolds in lively fashion the dramatic plots and haunting fantasies of twenty of the world's best-loved ballets, including: The Wood Nymphs, Ondine, Billy the Kid, Graduation Ball, The Firebird, The Sleeping Princess, Petrouchka, Children's Games, Bluebeard, Swan Lake, Prince Igor, Coppelia, Giselle, Rodeo, The Golden Cockerel, The Rite of Spring, The Phantom of the Rose, The Nutcracker, Scheherazade and Fancy Free.
Published in 1968
First edition
Protected in a mylar cover
92 pages with numerous illustrations
