8 Little Books from  the 1940s-50s Series Stories of the Ballets

This is a set of eight little books from a series called Stories of the Ballets written by Sandy Posner and illustrated by Joyce Mullen.  The books were published in London by Newman Wolsey Ltd. In the 1947.  These books are charming to display with or without their dust jackets.  Each book measures 3.25” x 5” and contains around 100 pages of text and illustrations.  The books are in good condition for their age, with the dust jackets showing wear.

Titles include:

The Sleeping Princess, 1947

Petrouchka, 1947

Facade and Other Early Ballets by Frederick Ashton, 1954

L’Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird), 1953

Swan Lake, 1947

Cappella, 1947

Giselle, 1947

Les Sylphides, Le Carnaval, & Le Spectre de la Rose, 1954