National Velvet
by Bagnold, Enid
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Morrow, 1935. Book. Illus. by Jones, Laurian. Fine. Quarter Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo. New York: Morrow, 1935. Very fine FACSIMILE of first American edition, virtually like NEW. 8vo. Quarter cloth, 303 pp. plus author's note. Drawings by Laurian Jones. No price on dust jacket. A very tiny nick on the top of spine, otherwise fresh, like NEW. The story was made famous by the film, National Velvet, starring the young Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected with a Brodart mylar cover..
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
- Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014783
- Title
- National Velvet
- Author
- Bagnold, Enid
- Illustrator
- Jones, Laurian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books Into Film; Rare Children's Books;
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About the Seller
Rose's Books, IOBA
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.
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