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    London   Finden Brown and Co., LTD
    15.5" by 9" [8pp]
    An uncommon programme for a performance of 'Sleeping Beauty' given before the French President and his wife, and the King of England, in 1939.
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    1939 Royal Opera House Covent Garden: State Performance By Command of His Majesty the King in Honour of the Visit of the President of the French Republic and Madame Lebrun

    London   Finden Brown and Co., LTD
    15.5" by 9" [8pp]
    An uncommon programme for a performance of 'Sleeping Beauty' given before the French President and his wife, and the King of England, in 1939.
    £380.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 946P20
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    Description

    Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon

    An uncommon work.

    Front and rear wrap designed by Rex Whistler.

    The programme for a state performance of Tchaikovsky's 'The Sleeping Princess', performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on the 22nd March 1939.

    This performance was given by command of the King, George VI, in honour the visit of the President of the French Republic, Albert Lebrun, and his wife, Marguerite Lebrun. The role of Aurora was played by Margot Fonteyn, only a few years after her solo debut in 1935.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart, with some spots and handling marks to the wraps. Tassels are a little worn. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

    Very Good Indeed

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