Saint Denis, Ruth - Shawn, Ted - Signed Books "Ruth St. Denis: Pioneer and Profet" 1920 HM - Literature German bass-baritone (1867-1940)

German bass-baritone (1867-1940)

with Rysanek shown as Klytemnestra and Behrens in the title role of Richard Strauss's Elektra

Signed photo of the British pianist (1911-2007)

opera by Pietro Platania

shown as Fricka in Der Ring des Nibelungen at the 1966 Bayreuth Festival

Saint Denis, Ruth - Shawn, Ted - Signed Books "Ruth St. Denis: Pioneer and Profet" 1920 HM - Literature German bass-baritone (1867-1940)Set of 2 volumes, published by John Henry Nash, San Francisco, 1920. Original publishers olive green boards with a printed label on the spines. Signed by both Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn below the limitation statement for each volume (350 copies were made and signed by both). Printed in Italian paper, volume 1 has only text, while volume 2 has only illustrations, mostly b&w plates, some color, of St. Denis in various dancing roles in her career.