National Velvet

by Bagnold, Enid

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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NATIONAL VELVET

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Heinemann Ltd. London.,1935. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated with line drawings by Laurian Jones. Finely bound in recent full black morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A fine copy.:
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National Velvet

by Enid Bagnold

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1935
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1935 First edition. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black wrap-around the spine. Spine has faded somewhat. Boards show minor wear along the bottom edge, top & bottom of spine and at the ends. Bottom spine is bumped. Name plate on inside cover with name. Name is also signed on first end page with date of 5/20/1935. Pages are tan… Read more about this item
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London: Heinemann, 1935. A first edition, first printing published by Heinemann in 1935. A near fine book with one neat gift inscription to the front endpaper in a neatly clipped near fine wrapper with one small reinforcement to the head of the spine and a little rubbing to the corners and spine tips. A superb copy of this title… Read more about this item
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"National Velvet"

by Bagnold, Enid

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1935
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New York: William Morrow and Co.. VG. 1935. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. First U.S. edition bound in red and black cloth with silver lettering. A Very Good copy. Rubs to the corners. Small bumps at the head and ba se of the spine. Mild fading to the spine. Small bump to the upper fro nt corner. Rubbing along the… Read more about this item
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NATIONAL VELVET

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1935
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New York: William Morrow and Co, 1935. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good-. Octavo. Advance review copy (ARC), bound in original pictorial dust jacket over wrappers. A very good- copy in protective mylar. Mild wear and damstains covers. 8vo. 303 pp.
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National Velvet

by BAGNOLD, Enid

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1935
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New York: William Morrow, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Drawings by Laurian Jones. A bit cocked and rubbed, very good in bright very good dust jacket with small splash mark on front panel, non-color-breaking crease on rear panel and moderate edgewear. Basis for the film that featured Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney.
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National Velvet

by Enid Bagnold

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1935
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Morrow, 1935, 1935. Book. Very Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Wraps. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rare galley proof of this classic. Presentation on first loose blank age darken."Dear Jane Tell me what you think of this to be published March 27 Love, " Thazer. (Chairman of… Read more about this item
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NATIONAL VELVET.

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1935
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NY: MORROW.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1935. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American Edition. A very good+ copy in price clipped, otherwise about very good dust jacket. (Fading to red top edge. Chipping at spine ends, slightly affecting the title. Mild discoloration at spine on jacket. Faint stain at lower edge of rear… Read more about this item
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National Velvet

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1935
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1935. Softcover. Very Good. Advance Reading Copy of the first American edition. Drawings by Laurian Jones. Illustrated self-wrappers. Publication date stamped on first leaf. Small glassine repairs on the spine, sunning at the extremities, a good or better copy. Basis for the beloved film that featured Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney. … Read more about this item
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National Velvet

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1939
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Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1939. First Softcover Edition, First Printing . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine Book/No DJ. First Penguin printing, 1939. From the collection of Ian Ballantine, who was the American representative of Penguin Books prior to his founding of Ballantine Books in 1952. Book fine, no wear; DJ near fine, just a touch of wear at corners,… Read more about this item
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National Velvet (VHS Movie)

by Bagnold, Enid

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1944
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VHS Movie
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New York: MGM/UA, 1944. VHS Movie. Very Good/good. Digitally remastered from the original 1944. VHS has also the 1945 Tom & Jerry cartoon. VHS No. M20404, MGM/UA Home Movies. Runtime 2 hrs 4 min, Hi-Fi, Video Digital Transfer, Close Captioned. Box cover shows minor wear, VHS tape plays like new, Great Collectible.
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1935
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New York: Morrow, 1935. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Same date, 1935 on title and copyright pages. Nice book with bright red topstain. Jacket has light chipping at spine ends and extremities. Two very minor light moisture stains to verso. $2.50 jacket flap price. Red spine only barely sunned.
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National Velvet

by Enid Bagnold

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Philadelphia: Triangle/ Blakiston, 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine/fair. Hardcover in ochre colored cloth stamped in red. 303 pp. with drawings by Laurian Jones. Carries the original 1935 copyright date but this issue from 1944 to co-incide with the release of the film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney. Generally fine but with the usual embrowing and brittleness as is… Read more about this item
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New York: Morrow, 1935. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Laurian Jones. Drawings by Laurian Jones. 8vo, two toned cloth, d.w. New York: William Morrow, 1935. First American edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> Made famous by the film starring Elizabeth Taylor & Mickey Rooney.<br/> <br/>
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National Velvet: A Novel

National Velvet: A Novel

by enid Bagnold

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1935
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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. .… Read more about this item
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National Velvet

National Velvet

by Enid Bagnold

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1966
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Peacock Books Penguin Books, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. 248 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking… Read more about this item
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National Velvet

National Velvet

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1937
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London : William Heinemann Ltd., 1937. First Cheap Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some wear to spine. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: [6], 268, [8]p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: English fiction.
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National Velvet

National Velvet

by Enid Bagnold

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1962
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Peacock Books, 1962. Paperback. Acceptable. 1962. Reprinted. 248 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. Book is slightly curled.
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NATIONAL VELVET

by Bagnold, Enid

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FIRST EDITION
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1935
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NATIONAL VELVET, Morrow, 1935, first American edition, near fine in vg pictorial dust-wrapper save for some slight chipping to the dust-wrapper spine extremities. Filmed most successfully in 1944 as actress Elizabeth Taylor would most surely attest.
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