Description:
Velvet, a young teen wins a horse in a raffle, naming him simply "The Pie" (for Piebald). She trains, and then rides him to victory in the Grand National. First published in 1935, Bagnold's fascinating novel was made into a film in 1944, with Elizabeth Taylor as Velvet. National Velvet is a classic, beloved by generations of horse lovers, and in this version, the black and white drawings were done by the author's daughter. With several additional pages of facts about the history of the Grand National, in particular about women as jockeys in this race. In As New condition.