Phillip J. S. Richardson

Phillip J.S. Richardson (full name: Phillip John Sampey Richardson) (1875–1973) was a British writer on the dance.^[1]

He was born in Winthorpe UK, on 17 Mar 1875, and died in London, 17 Feb 1973. He was the editor of Dancing Times from 1910 through 1957, and founded the Royal Academy of Dance in 1920,^[1] He was also a collectoe of rare dance books.^[2]

Books

• Richardson, P. J. S., and Eustace A. Reynolds-Ball. The Americans' Mecca: Paris and the Beautiful Land of France. London: Middleton, 1910.
• Tynegate-Smith, Eve, and P. J. S. Richardson. The Textbook of Modern Ballroom Dancing. London: Dancing Times, 1933. OCLC 9368704
• Richardson, Phillip John Sampey. A History of English Ballroom Dancing (1910-45); The Story of the Development of the Modern English Style. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1946. .OCLC 5636195
• Richardson, Philip John Sampey, and Ifan Kyrle Fletcher. Bibliographical Descriptions of Forty Rare Books Relating to the Art of Dancing. London: Dancing Times, ltd, 1954.
• Richardson, P. J. S. The Social Dances of the Nineteenth Century in England. ' 'London: H. Jenkins, 1960. OCLC 1109868

References

1. "Philip J. S. Richardson" Oxford Dictionary of Dance, 2000, p. 394
2. Golden Legend, Inc, and Royal Academy of Dancing (Great Britain). The Royal Academy of Dancing: Special Sale Catalogue : Rare Books on Dancing from the Richardson Library. Los Angeles, Calif: Golden Legend, Inc, 1999.