The front of the jacket has a closed tear at the head and there is a remnant sticker stain on the tail of the spine, as well as a neat accession and library stamp on the title page.The back end paper has date due stamps (the book was borrowed once a year between 1975 and 1979), the remnant of the date due sticker, 3 small stamps and a handwritten date. The back paste down has a library pocket. The faults are superficial and limited to the preliminaries and back. Internally the book is in excellent condition and the binding solid. "The book tells for the first time in detail the history of the Ballet Rambert from its earliest days, the difficulties that had to be overcome...and the triumphs..." (Front flap)