Rambert, Marie Quicksilver: The autobiography of Marie Rambert.

With a preface by Sir Frederick Ashton.

London, Macmillan, [1983].
8vo, 231 pp., ill.

In original pictorial wrappers.
Near very good condition, very lightly rubbed.

Second edition. First published in 1972.
The autobiography of Marie Rambert (1888–1982), a Polish-born English dancer and pedagogue known as the mother of British ballet, reflects on her collaborations with legendary figures such as Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Karsavina, Frederick Ashton, and Alicia Markova, painting a vivid portrait of the golden age of ballet.