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NATIONAL VELVET

by Bagnold, Enid

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Good to Very Good/Good
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About This Item

Philadelphia, PA: Triangle Books/The Blakiston Company (1945) 304 pp. Original brown cloth covers, lightly soiled. Top corners and spine ends bumped. Leaves age toned. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Approx. 3/4" closed tear to top edge of rear panel. Light chipping to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. Illus. by Laurian Jones. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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. -

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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
Shoemaker Booksellers US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
21529PHOP
Title
NATIONAL VELVET
Author
Bagnold, Enid
Illustrator
Laurian Jones
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good to Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Publisher
Triangle Books/The Blakiston Company
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Keywords
PHOTOPLAY MOVIES NATIONAL VELVET 1944 PERFORMING ARTS ENTERTAINMENT FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FICTITIOUS CHARACTER VELVET BROWN MI TAYLOR ANIMALS HORSES SPORTS EQUESTRIAN ACTORS ACTRESSES ROONEY MICKEY 1920 TAYLOR ELIZABETH 1932 CRISP DONALD 1882 1974 REVERE A
Bookseller catalogs
Animals; Sports - Equestrian; Sports; Photoplay;
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Leaves
Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...

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