{"product_id":"tchernicheva-beaumont-london-1921-125421","title":"The Art of Lubov Tchernicheva","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eA scarce publication capturing a piece of dance history, published by Cyril W. Beaumont, the legendary London dance scholar, critic and specialist bookseller. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Sergei Diaghilev's world-famous Ballets Russes returned to London after the First World War, the majestic Russian ballerina Lubov Tchernicheva became a major star among British audiences. Capitalising on this ballet mania, Beaumont produced a highly limited, high-end celebratory edition. Describing Tchernicheva in his work, Beaumont calls her 'arresting and majestic'.\u003cbr\u003eLubov Tchernicheva and Tamara Karsavina were both prima ballerinas of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Karsavina was the older, established global icon, while Tchernicheva was the reigning favourite of the post-war London seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; large 4to (32.2 x 28 cm), publisher's illuminated wrappers, edges slightly rubbed; 1 monochrome portrait frontispiece, 8 full-page character illustration plates; 28 pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WILLOUGHBY, Vera; BEAUMONT, Cyril W.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57558216311159,"sku":"125421","price":4750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/125421_01.jpg?v=1791996907","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/tchernicheva-beaumont-london-1921-125421","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}