At the Dawn of My Destiny with Diaghilev: Seven Years with the Ballets Russes. Signed and inscribed copy.

Lifar, Serge [At the Dawn of My Destiny with Diaghilev: Seven Years with the Ballets Russes]. A l'aube de mon destin chez Diaghilew: Sept ans aux Ballets Russes. Paris, Albin Michel, 1949. 8vo, 154, [6] pp., [16] l.ill.  In original pictorial wrappers. Signed to title page. Near very good condition, bookseller mark inside rear wrapper in pencil. 2e mille. Signed and inscribed by the dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar (1905-1986): ‘a Madmoizelle Iolanda Gosselin / la souvenir mémoire “des Ballets / Russes” / et M. Serge Lifar / 49’ [to Madmoizelle Iolanda Gosselin / the memory of the “Ballets Russes” / and Mr. Serge Lifar / 1949]. This memoir by Ukrainian-born French ballet dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar, widely regarded as one of the greatest male ballet dancers of the 20th century and one of the world's most accomplished choreographers, offers a glimpse into his illustrious career. As a principal member of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and Diaghilev's close companion, Lifar le