Ballet Shoes: a Story of Three Children on the Stage
by Streatfeild, Noel & Illustrated by Ruth Gervis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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SHERINGHAM, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Dent;. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1954. Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Hbk; 8th printing; no d/w; green cloth hbk; silver lettering to spine; cover rubbed at edges and folds; gift Inscription on fep (not author) ; pages generally clean; g++ ; Ballet Shoes; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Three adoptive sisters, Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, and their guardian Sylvia are forced to take in boarders to make ends meet. The boarders prove charming and helpful. The children attend a London stage school, hoping to earn some money through performing. Pauline excels in acting and Posy in dance, while Petrova longs to become a pilot.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peakirk Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102652
- Title
- Ballet Shoes: a Story of Three Children on the Stage
- Author
- Streatfeild, Noel & Illustrated by Ruth Gervis
- Illustrator
- Ruth Gervis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Eighth Printing
- Publisher
- Dent;
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Childrens, Ballet, Shoes Series, Ballet Shoes, Today, Series, Girls
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peakirk Books
Biblio member since 2005
SHERINGHAM, Norfolk
About Peakirk Books
We are situated in North Norfolk & specialise in childrens books & Crime Fiction. We also carry a large general stock. 25,000+ books.
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