About this title: Prima Ballerina Gelsey Kirkland writes vividly about her years as a dancer, and in particular the hardships a dedicated dancer must endure. She also reveals candid truths about her relationships with George Balanchine and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, New York
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780385199643ISBN:0385199643
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. PICTORIAL DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. TAN HARDCOVER COVER WITH LIGHT STAINING. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780385199643ISBN:0385199643
Description: Good in Good jacket. Slight cocking. Chips and small tears to the edges of the dust jacket. Gift inscription on the front end paper. Some corner bumping. Clean text. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780385199643ISBN:0385199643
Description: Book: Good. 8vo. 286 pp. 6 x 9. Beige pictorial wraps. Book shows slight bend mark on cover. Previous owner signed on title page. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780385199643ISBN:0385199643
Description: Good- in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket is scuffed with edgewear, mangled on top spine and on bottom 3" of spine. Boards are foxed, stained and edgeworn. End page gutters are stained. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. read more
Edition: Edition or Printing Not Stated
Binding: Cloth Spine Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780385199643ISBN:0385199643
Description: Near Very Good in Near Very Good No Price jacket. 9 1/2 X 6 1/4. Pages are tight, bright and clean, faint fade, top edge browning. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. Hinges & binding firm and straight. Boards, spine, edges and corners good+. Illustrated with B/W photos. No conspicuous reading wear. If needed for reference, research or just enjoyment this is the one, shelf presentable. 286 pages. Former owners name on half-title. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780385199643ISBN:0385199643
Description: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. Hardcover. Doubleday, 1986. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Near Fine Book in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Shelf wear to Book and Shelf/Edge wear to Jacket. Chip on DJ back edge. Overall, a clean and tight copy to read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780425135006ISBN:0425135004
Description: Good. Moderate edgewear, moderate shelf wear to corners, scratches on front and back covers, pages are yellowing, binding is loosening, creaes on spine. read more
Description: Fine. 0385199643 Doubleday hardcover w/dustjacket, 1986, 1st edition, Quarter cloth, dj price $17.95, immaculate, No marks/tears or defects...Fine/Fine (like new)...New mylar cover, bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation...NOT a remainder or ex-library. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780385199643ISBN:0385199643
Description: Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 0385199643. 286 pages, 12 plates, cloth, dust jacket frayed otherwise very good. From the DJ: As America's most dazzling ballerina she enraptured audiences all over the globe. Then, tragically for Gelsey Kirkland, the spotlight dimmed when the high-pressure world of dance drove her to illness, drug addiction, and suicidal despair. In this candid and searing self-portrait-destined to send shock waves through the entire theatrical world-Kirkland reveals the ... read more
"This book for me hit so close to home, Being an ex-dancer of 33 years. It told you the honest truth about the behind the scenes and a the not so pretty secrets of the ballet world and it's glorious & graceful dancers. Gelsey is one of my Heroes and just as a dancer, but as person, for me to learn how she dealt with and conquered all her obsticles. She is a true Inspiration to me & she be to all dancers. In my opinion this was a wonderful book and should be read by all in the dance world."
"Fascinating look into the grim realities of the ballet world and probably in many professional artists' lives. I didn't know much about Gelsey Kirkland or ballet prior to reading this book, but was interested in her relationship with Mikhail Baryshnikov. I enjoyed the read. Well written."
"Gelsey Kirkland's dancing: 5 stars. Gelsey Kirkland's memoir of dancing: meh. Some here indicate this is required reading for any aspiring ballet dancer, and I'll grant you that it will give you an eye-opening look at the dark side of the dance world. But the focus here is on a mess of a woman who would have found destruction no matter her vocation. I did find it an interesting insight into the world of Balanchine, though, so for that there was value. Beyond that, however, I think an aspiring dancer could do better spending their time studying the lives of successful people who happened to dance, than to focus on this successful dancer who was a mess of a person."
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