NATIONAL VELVET
by BAGNOLD,, Enid,
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London, William Heinemann, 1935.. 268pp. 8vo. Original cloth boards. Inscribed on ffe. A very good copy.. First edition
Synopsis
First published in 1935 "National Velvet" is the story of a 14-year-old girl named Velvet Brown, a teenager in the late 1920s, living in a small coastal village in Sussex, England. Velvet is a shy child who trains and rides her horse, named The Piebald, to victory in the Grand National steeplechase. National Velvet was made into a very successful film in 1944 starring a twelve-year old Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet. -
Reviews
On Aug 6 2012, HORSELOVER said:
National Velvet is one of the best books I read as a child and many years later,as an adult!!! One of my favorite movies is National Velvet with Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet Brown,the young rider, and Mickey Rooney as a retired jockey,who became The Piebald's (Pie)trainer!!This is a wonderful story about a young girl's impossible dream and her determination to make it come true!!!Also, the reader gets a glimpse of life in the English countryside during the 1930's!I am so happy that the copy I purchased from Bibli.com was published in 1935 and is in great condition!!!P.S.The drawings in the book were drawn by the author's (Enid Bagnold)own daughter,Laurian,who was 13!!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grant's Bookshop (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 208537
- Title
- NATIONAL VELVET
- Author
- BAGNOLD,, Enid,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, William Heinemann, 1935.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria
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Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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