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National Velvet: A Novel
by enid Bagnold
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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Lexington, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
William Morrow, 1935. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: . Some wear to the edges; pages yellowed, musty from storage; a couple stains; cracked front hinge. The jacket is partially present but in pieces; heavily chipped and discolored; price clipped. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 184254. .
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
- Easy Chair Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 184254
- Title
- National Velvet: A Novel
- Author
- enid Bagnold
- Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- BZDB23 Fiction; UPC: Original enid Bagnold National Velvet: A Novel
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- Price Clipped
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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