01876cam a22003371 4500 4052387 20250607161733.1 cr ||||||||||| 781018s1875 at f 000 0 eng 4052387 7 cbc orignew u ncip 19 y-gencatlg NEW INPUT th08 05-21-98 05029193 (DLC) 05029193 (DLC) musdi.147 DLC DLC DLC GV1751 .R65 Roberts' manual of fashionable dancing and vade mecum for the ball-room; containing a review and full description of all the modern dances, &c. Manual of fashionable dancing and vade mecum for the ball-room Fashionable dancing Melbourne, G. Robertson, 1875. 3 p.l., [v]-viii, 136 p. incl. pl. 14 cm. Like many European and North American manuals of the nineteenth century, this Australian version is acknowledged by the publisher to be a compilation of other writers' work. To enhance the bookʼs marketability, the author states that many "who have left the colonies for London, Paris, and other continental cities" have admirably acquitted and distinguished themselves. The book describes quadrilles and waltzes as well as dances popular in the 1840s such as the "Cellarius Waltz." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. Ballroom dancing Handbooks, manuals, etc. Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals. musdi 147 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.147 s After due consideration in consultation with colleagues, determined title main entry more appropriate in this case. ta05 07-07-98 pmpull ammem smcd/musdi ammem c-GenColl GV1751 .R65 Copy 1 BOOKS