Beschreibung:

Dancing.- Wilson (Thomas) An Analysis of Country Dancing: wherein are displayed all the figures ever used in Country Dances... , first edition, ?lacking half-title, with wood-engraved frontispiece and tail-piece, list of subscribers, numerous hand-coloured diagrams of dances with ladies represented by red diamonds and gentlemen by blue circles, very slight fraying to edge of frontispiece, final leaf with small tears to inner margin, disbound with first gathering almost detached and one leaf loose, soiling to outer leaves and a few internal ones, 8vo, printed by W.Calvert...to be had of Mr.Dutton...Mr.Tabart...Mr.Harris..., 1808. ⁂ "This is the first of several books published by Wilson on the subject of English country dancing. Performed as a series of figures by a column of men facing a column of women, the English country dance was one of the most popular early nineteenth-century ballroom dances. Although the manual has a section on ballroom etiquette, it is most useful for its text, tables, and color-coded diagrams, which explain the figures. This edition is dedicated to Madame Desayes, principal dancer at the King's Theatre, where Wilson held the post of dancing master. The manual was expanded and reissued in 1811 and 1822, and a version was published in 1815 entitled The complete system of English country dancing". (Note on WorldCat). WorldCat lists only 2 UK copies (BL and National Library of Wales) and 5 in America.